U.S. History Assignment Sheet 22
Teacher: Michael Macijeski
Student: __________________
Unit: Vietnam, the Counterculture, and Their Effects
March 27—April 7, 2017
This Week’s Homework
1. Read Chapter 29 in your etextbook,
The Vietnam War Era, sections 1-4, pp.
978-1007, and complete EITHER choice
A or B of the Vietnam History Project
below. Be ready for a discussion and a
QUIZ!
Assigned: Monday, March 27
Reading Due: Thursday, March 30
2. Vietnam History Project Do either of the following:
a. Using the guidelines provided, interview someone who experienced the Vietnam era.
b. Write an essay answering questions a through e below.
Assigned: Monday, March 27
Due: Friday, April 7
This Week’s Essential Questions:
a. Why and how did the U.S. become involved in Vietnam?
b. Why did President Johnson escalate American involvement in Vietnam?
c. Why didn’t the U.S. win in Vietnam?
d. Why did many Americans turn against the war? What methods did they use to protest
it?
e. What lessons should America learn from the Vietnam War? How do you feel about the
Vietnam experience?