in this context, an engagement is a fight or battle between armed forces

a protest is a statement or action expressing disapproval of or objection to something

US involvement in Vietnam

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

The effect of Vietnamisation on US policy in Vietnam

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

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

the US had been to war against France recently

the US had publicly stated that they wished to control French Indochina

the US didn't get involved in other countries' business after WW2

the US usually supported countries that tried to break away from colonial powers

Why can it be considered unexpected that the US supported the French in their effort to regain control of French Indochina?

Place the US presidents that were involved in Vietnam in the order in which they were in office.

Complete the sentence: Eisenhower's belief in the {{}} theory meant that he was willing to support Diem's corrupt government if it could prevent communism from spreading.

Which president authorised the use of napalm and Agent Orange in the Vietnam War?

Under Johnson, how many US troops were in Vietnam by 1968?

Complete the sentence: in the summer of 1967, 100 000 Vietnam War protesters took part in a demonstration dubbed the 'March to the ...'.

What does the 'S' stand for in Johnson's BEAST approach to the war in Vietnam?

Complete the sentence: Vietcong fighters were able to hide from US and ARVN troops in sophisticated {{}} systems.

a place of significant danger, activity or violence

What is meant by the term 'hotspot' in warfare?

Complete the sentence with the correct year: The Tet Offensive began on 31st January ...

Approximately how many US soldiers lost their lives during the Tet Offensive?

it made him so popular that he won the next election in a landslide

it led to Congress granting the president additional powers

it led to Congress removing some of the president's powers

it made him so unpopular that he decided not to stand for reelection 

How did the Tet Offensive affect President Johnson's political career?

US involvement in Vietnam

Lesson outcome

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