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  • Topic:The Vietnam Era
  • Subject(s):Social Studies
  • Days:6
  • Grade(s):11
Key Learning: The attempt to contain Communism led to military involvement in Vietnam which caused deep divisions among the American people.
Unit Essential Question(s):
 
 
When and why did the U.S. believe military involvement in southeast Asia was important to U.S. defense? What was the American response to our involvement in Vietnam? What have we learned from our involvement in Vietnam?
   
Concept: Military involvement
SS.A.5.4.6   SS.B.1.4.4   SS.B.2.4.3   SS.C.2.4.7  
Concept: American response
SS.A.5.4.6   SS.C.1.4.4   SS.C.2.4.3   SS.C.2.4.6  
Concept: Legacy of the Vietnam Conflict
SS.A.5.4.6   SS.C.1.4.4  
Lesson Essential Question(s):

Why did the U.S. support French involvement in Vietnam? (A)

What events led to U.S. involvement in Vietnam? (A)

Once troops were committed and the conflict escalated, what did they experience? (A)

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Lesson Essential Question(s):

Who were the doves and hawks and what did they represent? (A)

How did the Johnson Administration defend continued U.S. involvement? (A)

what events in 1968 influenced pubilc opinion? (A)

What impact did the print and electronic media have on public opinion? (A)

Lesson Essential Question(s):

What was meant by "Peace with Honor?" (A)

what challenges did our troops face when they returned to the states? (A)

What is the War Powers Act and how has it been used in recent history? (A)

Vocabulary:

Viet Minh, domino theory, Dien Bien Phu, Geneva Accords, Viet Cong, Tonkin Gulf Resolution, Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN), napalm, agent orange, search-and-destroy missions, draft.

Vocabulary:

dove, hawk, New Left, Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), Free Speech Movement, credibility gap, Tet Offensive, Kent State University, My Lai

Vocabulary:

Vietnammization, Pentagon Papers, War Powers Act

Additional Info:

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  • Viet Minh -
  • Vietnammization -
  • dove -
  • Pentagon Papers -
  • domino theory -
  • hawk -
  • War Powers Act -
  • New Left -
  • Dien Bien Phu -
  • Geneva Accords -
  • Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) -
  • Viet Cong -
  • Free Speech Movement -
  • Tonkin Gulf Resolution -
  • credibility gap -
  • Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) -
  • Tet Offensive -
  • napalm -
  • Kent State University -
  • My Lai -
  • agent orange -
  • search-and-destroy missions -
  • draft. -