Read the following thesis for a compare and contrast essay:

There are a number of similarities in the causes of the Korean and Vietnam Wars.

Which points of comparison below would most effectively support the thesis?


Military death toll, civilian death toll


Casualties, costs, length of war


Pre-war expansion of communism, Cold War tension, Soviet and U.S. involvement


Language, post-war government system, internal divisions

The points of comparison that would most effectively support the thesis are: Military death toll, civilian death toll; Casualties, costs, length of war; Pre-war expansion of communism, Cold War tension, Soviet and U.S. involvement.