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The Vietnam War Objective: To describe the effects of the Vietnam War on the US. By: Matt Drohan Powerpoint:

[|Matt's Link on Vietnam] One of the main reasons this website was chosen was the way the information is portrayed. The timeline accurately describes past events in Vietnamese history. It shows the progression of the country as a whole. The author goes into specific detail about recent events, specifically the Vietnam war. It tells of the minimal knowledge of the public regarding what is specifically happening in Vietnam, and how US presidents used that to their advantage. The author essentially gives an overview of the situation and it's ramifications as a whole. The timeline as a whole does a very nice job of explaining previous events that led up to the Vietnam war, especially what was going on inside it, and both sides of the war clashing over control of the country.



Questions about this cartoon: 1) What do you think the author is trying to portray in this cartoon?

2) Who represents the children, and why are they behaving the way they are?

3) Why do you think they are asking about Vietnam?

Answers to Cartoon Questions: 1) Open to discussion.

2) The children represent the American public, asking if the US will get involved in Vietnam or not.

3) Open to discussion.

[|Vietnam Video]

Reflection Questions: 1.) Why did Vietnam begin its revolution?

2.) Who was the leader of the Viet Minh, and what were his goals?

3.) Which countries supported the communist in Vietnam and why?

4.) What actions caused the United States to get involved in the war?

5.) What were some of the more lasting effects of the Vietnam War?

Answers to Reflection Questions: 1) After WW1, Woodrow Wilson called for a peace treaty that would guarantee all people the right to determine their own future. A young Vietnamese who called himself Ho Chi Minh went to Versailles and asked France to grant Vietnam their independence, to which France refused. Ho vowed to help his fellow people toward their freedom from the French.

2) Ho Chi Minh and other Vietnamese nationalists formed the Viet Minh, who used guerrilla warfare against Japanese occupation forces. Their only two goals were to build a communist movement and win independence from France.

3) The Soviet Union and China both supported Ho's communist forces because they were both communist as well, and wanted to preserve their own interests of keeping communism alive.

4) Vietnam was split into two halves: North and South Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh controlled North Vietnam, while Ngo Dinh Diem controlled South Vietnam with his non-Communist government. The Viet Cong, a Communist underground army in South Vietnam, overthrew and assassinated Diem in '63. The US got increasingly involved as the Viet Cong grew in power.

5) The war in Vietnam caused the displacement of hundreds of thousand of refugees fleeing the country due to the harsh Communist regime that was in place. The country had also been devastated by bombs, killing thousands and destroying villages.

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