May 18 - May 22, 2020 ~ Distance Learning Week #7:
THE VIETNAM WAR
FOCUS QUESTION:
What were the consequences of American involvement in the Vietnam War?
The Vietnam War: Overview and Introduction
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Divisive Issues from the Vietnam War
How did the Vietnam War divide Americans?
Examine a series of issues and events from the Vietnam War to understand how the Vietnam War divided Americans.
The Sixties and Protest Music
by Kerry Candaele
Historical essay analyzing a variety of antiwar songs, complete with video links.
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UNIT 10: THE SIXTIES
The Vietam War and Politics of Protest:
(1954 - 1980)
Unit Thesis:
THE VIETNAM WAR
What were the consequences of American involvement in the Vietnam War?
How was the war in Vietnam similar and different from other Cold War Struggles?
CAUSESOrigins of the Vietnam War
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The Vietnam War | |
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Vietnam War Lecture Notes Outline | |
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Divisive Issues from the Vietnam War
Examine a series of issues and events from the Vietnam War to understand how the Vietnam War divided Americans.
Divisive Issues: Vietnam War | |
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EFFECTS
War of Attrition
Read, highlight, and annotate the secondary reading to better understand the concept of a "war of attrition" and to note the different military strategies used during the Vietnam War.
Click here for text-only reading
Military Strategies
Compare and contrast the military strategies used by the United States and North Vietnam.
Weapons of Vietnam War, The History Channel
Bombing Campaigns Operation Rolling Thunder
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Search and Destroy |
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Walter Cronkite Editorial
Analyze the impact of television on the American public's perception of war.
The My Lai Massacre
Click here for primary source readings.
Click on the image to the left to view a PBS Image Gallery of the My Lai Massacre
Official Army photographer Ron Haeberle traveled with Charlie Company into My Lai on March 16, 1968. The following gallery showcases a selection of Ron Haeberle's images from the My Lai Massacre as they were used in the Peers investigation. |
*MANY OF THE IMAGES ARE VIOLENT AND GRAPHIC IN NATURE