a veteran is someone who has long experience in a particular field

impact refers to the effect or influence of something

Impact of the Vietnam War

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

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

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

An {{ }} view is an opinion that follows the generally accepted rules or beliefs.

A {{ }} view is an opinion that challenges and tries to change existing beliefs about an event.

Roughly how many war veterans suffered from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)?

Match the events that eroded the trust of the US public in their government with their correct date

An estimated three million Vietnamese lost their lives during the war

Roughly 800,000 South Vietnamese children were orphaned by the end of the war

An estimated three million Vietnamese were affected by the chemical weapons 

Half of the rice paddies in the country were destroyed, causing starvation

Which of the following statements accurately describes the effects of the Vietnam war? Select all statements that are correct.

Which communist countries did the US become friendlier with under Nixon? Select all the answers that are correct.


relocate rural populations away from Vietcong areas

the bombing campaign against North Vietnam

use of chemical weapons such as napalm to clear jungle terrain

Match the US strategy in Vietnam with its intended purpose.

This programme forced people to move away from the graves of their ancestors.

Who made a public announcement declaring that “peace is at hand” in October 1972?

Which country was responsible for providing more than three quarters of North Vietnam's military and technical equipment?

Which country provided North Vietnam with 320 000 troops between 1965 and 1971?

a member of a group that takes possession of a country by force

Match the words with their definitions. Write the correct letter in each box.

Impact of the Vietnam War

Lesson outcome

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