Vietnam War Learning Targets and Overview
Name________________________________________
Learning Target:
1. I can describe roots of U.S. involvement in Vietnam.
a. Support for French
b. Containment policy
c. Domino Theory
2. I can chart the use of military power by the U.S.
a. Kennedy—military advisers
b. Johnson—escalation
c. Nixon—Peace with Honor
3. I can identify U.S. military conditions and strategies during the Vietnam War.
a. Jungle Warfare
b. War of attrition
c. Winning Hearts and Minds
d. Search and Destroy Missions
e. Bombing Campaigns
4. I can explain reasons for the draft during the Vietnam War.
5. I can analyze the impacts of the draft on the Vietnam War.
a. Working Class War
b. Racial imbalance
c. Protest
6. I can analyze the role of the media coverage of the following events in shaping public opinion during
the Vietnam War.
a. Tonkin Gulf
b. Tet Offensive
c. My Lai
d. Protest Movement
e. Pentagon Papers
7. I can explain how military policy was influenced by the media and public opinion during the Vietnam
War.
8. I can identify the impacts the Vietnam War had on American society.
a. Counterculture movement
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b. Antiwar protests
c. 26th Amendment
d. Civil disobedience
e. Distrust of the government
f.
War Powers Act
Key People:
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Harry S. Truman
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard M. Nixon
Robert Kennedy
Henry Kissinger
Ho Chi Minh
Ngo Dinh Diem (Diem)
Vietcong
Vietminh
William Westmoreland
Key Terms:
Agent Orange
containment
credibility gap
domino theory
doves
Geneva Conference
hawks
Ho Chi Minh trail
Living room war
napalm
Pentagon Papers
search and destroy
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
Vietnamization
War Powers Act
Vietnam War Overview:
I.
Roots of U.S. Involvement
a. Containment—
II.
U.S. Military Involvement
a. Kennedy—
b. Johnson—
c. Nixon—
III.
Military Conditions
a. Jungle War
i. U.S.—
ii. Vietcong—
b. North Vietnamese Army (NVA)—
IV.
The Draft
a. Reasons—
b. Impact—
V.
Role of Media
a. Public opinion—
b. Military policy—
VI.
Major Impacts on society
a. Distrust of government—
b. Desire not to repeat mistakes of Vietnam