The Vietnam WarThe Vietnam WarUnit Lesson PlanUnit Lesson Plan

Jeff Phillips IIJeff Phillips II11th Grade Social Studies11th Grade Social Studies

Please enter quietlyPlease enter quietly

As you entered you were handed a sheet of paperAs you entered you were handed a sheet of paper

On that Sheet of paperOn that Sheet of paper

there are namesthere are names

Please write these Please write these names on the boardnames on the board

After you have written After you have written the names on The Wall the names on The Wall

Return to your seatReturn to your seatand and

Sit QuietlySit Quietly

New Hampshire New Hampshire StandardsStandards

SS:CV:3 The World and the United StatesSS:CV:3 The World and the United States’ Place in ’ Place in it. Students will demonstrate an understanding of it. Students will demonstrate an understanding of

the relationship of the United States to other the relationship of the United States to other countries, and the role of the United States in world countries, and the role of the United States in world

affairs.affairs.

ObjectivesObjectives1.Describe the Vietnam Memorial1.Describe the Vietnam Memorial

2. Understand the Anti-war movement of the late 2. Understand the Anti-war movement of the late 19601960’s’s

3.Identify and Analyze Primary evidence relating 3.Identify and Analyze Primary evidence relating to the vietnam war.to the vietnam war.

4.Form an opinion and writer a letter to the 4.Form an opinion and writer a letter to the editor, blog, journal, podcast about the united editor, blog, journal, podcast about the united

presence in vietnam in 1968.presence in vietnam in 1968.

Pre Vocabulary and IdentificationsPre Vocabulary and IdentificationsHo Chi MinhHo Chi MinhradicalradicalC. Wright MillsC. Wright MillsBeatnicsBeatnicsMaterialismMaterialismConformityConformityNew LeftNew LeftDraftDraftProtestProtestCold WarCold WarLyndon JohnsonLyndon JohnsonMilitary industrial complexMilitary industrial complexCold War policyCold War policyHenry Cabot LodgeHenry Cabot LodgeWilliam MacNameraWilliam MacNameraGulf Of Tonkin Gulf Of Tonkin “Incident”“Incident”

President EisenhowerPresident Eisenhower’s Farewell Address’s Farewell AddressJanuary 1961January 1961

"In the councils of government, we must guard against the "In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought,

by the military-industrial.by the military-industrial.complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power

exists, and will persist."exists, and will persist."

DomesticallyDomestically

Civil Rights MovementCivil Rights MovementPresident Kennedy AssasinatedPresident Kennedy Assasinated

Anti-communist movement and Mc CarthyismAnti-communist movement and Mc CarthyismCivil disobedienceCivil disobedience

Where is Vietnam?Where is Vietnam?

Ho Chi Minh and the Ho Chi Minh and the origins of warorigins of war

• wanted control of all of vietnamwanted control of all of vietnam

• independence from french independence from french colonialismcolonialism

• Cold war policyCold war policy

• Pro-American regime in South Pro-American regime in South VietnamVietnam

Historical Artifacts ActivtyHistorical Artifacts Activty

1. Examine the historical evidence1. Examine the historical evidence2. Discuss with your group the significance of your artifact2. Discuss with your group the significance of your artifact

3. use any media to research your artifact3. use any media to research your artifact4. You will have 15 minutes to discuss with your partners4. You will have 15 minutes to discuss with your partners

5. Class discussion5. Class discussion