a doctrine is a stated position of government policy, usually in foreign or military affairs

a negotiation is a discussion aimed at reaching an agreement

a trail is a track made by repeated passage, usually far removed from an urban setting

The expansion of the war into Cambodia, Laos and North Vietnam, 1969-1972

History

Segregation and discrimination in the USA

Civil rights organisations in the 20th century

Progress in education, 1954-60

The Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955-6)

Martin Luther King Jr and the early civil rights movement

Early opposition to the civil rights movement

The changing position of black Americans by 1960

Greensboro and the sit-in movement

Freedom rides: protests and progress for civil rights (1961)

The James Meredith case (1962)

The peace marches (1963) and Freedom Summer (1964)

The Civil Rights Act (1964) and Voting Rights Act (1965)

Reasons why the civil rights movement was more successful from 1960 to 1965

The role of Malcolm X in the civil rights movement

The emergence of the Black Power movement

The Black Panther Party

The riots of 1965-67 and the Kerner Report (1968)

King's campaign in the North

How successful was the civil rights movement by 1975?

French Indochina

Containment and the Domino Theory

Vietcong resistance

Gulf of Tonkin incident

The Tet Offensive

US involvement in Vietnam

The effect of Vietnamisation on US policy in Vietnam

Opposition to the Vietnam War in the US

Support for the Vietnam War in the US

Changing US policy in Vietnam, 1969-1972

Peace negotiations to end the Vietnam War, 1968-1972

The Paris Peace agreement, 1973

US weaknesses in the Vietnam War

North Vietnamese strengths in the Vietnam War

Impact of the Vietnam War

In this unit, pupils study a modern society and the issues that affected it in great depth over a shorter period. They learn about the key events, developments, people and stories that shaped this modern society over a period of around twenty to thirty years.

Modern depth studies

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Depiction of war, threats of war, death or the aftermath of war.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Depiction or discussion of violence or fighting, including threats of violence or the aftermath of violence.

How long had Nixon been president before announcing the Nixon Doctrine?

a stated position of government policy, usually in foreign affairs

a discussion aimed at reaching an agreement

Match the keywords to the correct definitions.

Complete the sentence: Nixon employed the '{{}} strategy' during secret negotiations with North Vietnam.

Which two countries that were not at war with the US contained parts of the Ho Chi Minh Trail?

Which city in Laos was attacked and briefly captured by the ARVN with help from US air support in 1971?

What was the codename given to the huge aerial bombardment of North Vietnam in response to the Easter Offensive in 1972?

the decision of Lyndon B. Johnson not to run for reelection

What event at the start of 1968 significantly altered the perception of US citizens towards the Vietnam War?

Complete the sentence: Nixon claimed to have a plan to bring 'peace with {{}}' in Vietnam.

What was the goal of Vietnamisation in regards to US ground troops?

By 1970, how many US troops had been withdrawn from Vietnam?

Complete the sentence: towards the end of the war, {{}} use amongst US soldiers increased dramatically.

What was the problem with the training manuals for heavy equipment that the US gave to the South Vietnamese Army?

Starter Quiz

What event at the start of 1968 significantly altered the perception of US citizens towards the Vietnam War?