APUSH- Chap 28 Uncivil Wars Name______________________Due Date______
Foreign Policy- Vietnam
War pages 910-929
Purpose is to analogize the US involvement
in the Vietnam Conflict with the main focus
being on the years between 1954-1975.
Note: In order some of the questions you
might have to do some additional research.
1. Beginning in 1946, why did the US give direct aid to France? Think about France’s attempt to decolonize French IndoChina and the Cold War.
2. How did the French defeat at Dien Bien Phu bring about the direct involvement for the US?
3. Explain how the Geneva Accords of 1954 affected Vietnam and make sure you include in your answer the “Final
Declaration of 1956.”
4. How was the Domino Effect (Eisenhower) related to the US involvement in Vietnam?
5. Contrast Ho Chi Minh (Uncle Ho) and Ngo Dinh Diem. Who did the US support and why?
6. Who was the Vietcong (VC) (Charlie)?
If you want to, look at the bar-b-que show, “buddhist monk - self immolation” on
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E37cMtCrKoA
7. How did the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution escalate US’s involvement in Vietnam?
8. What involvement did William Westmoreland have Vietnam?
9. What was the strategy of Operation Rolling Thunder?
10. What was the Ho Chi Minh Trail?
11. Summarize a “Search and Destroy” mission.
12. Early in the war, the US’s strategy was based on a “war of attrition” and why was body count so important? Explain.
13. In 1967 the US changed its strategy to Pacification. Explain.
14. Then eventually the strategy became Vietnamization. Explain.
Homefront Questions
15. Why was the Tet Offensive considered one of the major turning points in the Vietnam War.
16. What impact did the My Lai Massacre have on the home front?
17. What happened at Kent State University?
18. How did public opinion for the Vietnam War change as the war dragged on especially during the 1968 election?
19. Explain how the war ended.
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Domestic Changes during the 1960’s-You will analyze liberal social and political achievements in the 1960’s
A. Analyze the profound cultural changes that took place in the 1960’s. Hint: woman’s movement,
counterculture, new left, assassinations of both Kennedys and MLK, George Wallace- “law and order”, silent
majority
B. Create a Venn diagram comparing the 1963, 1968, and 1972 elections.
C. Find a visual which identifies how Johnson’s Great Society attempted to address or eliminate social
problems such as poverty. (Pages 904-907). Attach your visual.
D. Add to your Supreme Court decisionsWarren Court, Miranda v. Arizona (1966), Miller v. California (1972), and Milken v. Bradley (1974)
A couple of excellent videos to watch which covers the history of the 1960’s:
The Century: America's Time - 1960-1964: Poisoned Dreams- Peter Jennings
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93iBar-VrqA
The Century: America's Time - 1965-1970: Unpinned- Peter Jennings
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jET2qR8Y-Ng
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