Focus: Study of the U.S. Advisory Period.
Unit Length: Approx. 2 weeks
Grade Level: Juniors and Seniors
Student Outcomes:
1. to demonstrate knowledge of historical events of American entry in Vietnam.
2. to acquire knowledge of the actions of the participants during the U.S. advisory period.
3. to analyze and interpret those events in order to show how they effected the U.S. experience in Vietnam.
Lectures:
U.S. Reaction to Geneva and Creation of the Republic of Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh Reaction to Geneva
U.S. Support of South Vietnam and Underlying Problems
Communist Opposition in the South
Kennedy's War and 1963
Video episodes: Vietnam: A Television History
Film: Go Tell the Spartans
Assessment:
Reaction Paper
Participation
Test
Unit Length: Approx. 2 weeks
Grade Level: Juniors and Seniors
Student Outcomes:
1. to demonstrate knowledge of historical events of American entry in Vietnam.
2. to acquire knowledge of the actions of the participants during the U.S. advisory period.
3. to analyze and interpret those events in order to show how they effected the U.S. experience in Vietnam.
Lectures:
U.S. Reaction to Geneva and Creation of the Republic of Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh Reaction to Geneva
U.S. Support of South Vietnam and Underlying Problems
Communist Opposition in the South
Kennedy's War and 1963
Video episodes: Vietnam: A Television History
Film: Go Tell the Spartans
Assessment:
Reaction Paper
Participation
Test