The Vietnam War
Lesson Plans | Primary
Sources |
Lesson Plans:
Opposing
Views on Vietnam - Students will understand Richard Nixon’s
policies concerning the Vietnam War in 1969, including “Vietnamization.”
And the main arguments of Vietnam veteran John Kerry and the Vietnam
Veterans Against the War (VVAW) in 1971 in opposition to the continuation
of the war.
Vietnam
War Scavenger Hunt - adopt the perspective of members of a group
involved in the war (e.g., soldier, nurse, doctor, photojournalist,
TV reporter) and conduct Internet research to explore how that particular
group was affected. After completing their research, students compose
a scavenger hunt, constructing a series of questions leading to the
answer of an overarching question: “What was the effect of the
Vietnam War on the particular group?”
Vietnam
Once Again; Examining Why the Vietnam War Is Still Difficult to Discuss
- In this lesson, students share what they know about the Vietnam
War before examining how the war was viewed and discussed by people
who lived during that period. Students then write essays expressing
their opinions on why it is still difficult for Americans to candidly
and comfortably discuss the war.
Martin
Luther King, Jr.'s "Beyond Vietnam" - The goal of this
unit is for students to analyze, within the context of a particular
historical period, Dr. King’s decision to speak out against
the war in Vietnam . Why did he make this choice? What risks were
involved? How was his speech received?
Primary Source Documents:
President
Johnson's Address to the Nation Announcing Steps To Limit the War
in Vietnam - President Lyndon B. Johnson's address to the nation
highlighting his ideas to limit the war in vietnam and his not seeking
reelection.
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