Vietnamisation was the US policy of withdrawing troops and transferring responsibility for the war to the government of South Vietnam

public opinion refers to the popular view in society about a particular issue

a veteran is a person who has served in the armed forces

Changing US policy in Vietnam, 1969-1972

History

This provides context for the eventual American withdrawal from Vietnam

Pupils know that the USA had committed to containment in Vietnam

USA: how did US policy towards Vietnam change?

Discriminatory behaviour or images, whether on the grounds of race, gender, disability, religion or belief or sexual orientation, or otherwise.

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

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

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

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

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what the most popular people think about something

the popular view in society about a particular issue

an opinion that have been voted for by the public

Vietnamisation strategy begins; US troop numbers also peak at 543 400

secret negotiations with North Vietnam begin

US provides air support for ARVN invasion of Laos

Operation Linebacker, the heavy bombing of North Vietnam, begins

Place the events relating to Vietnamisation in chronological order.

The USSR was allied with North Vietnam, and many Americans liked the USSR.

It was felt there were too many American deaths.

Many people did not know where Vietnam was.

There were lots of communists in America who opposed war with other communists.

Which two of the following were reasons why some Americans opposed the war in Vietnam?

Complete the sentence: many Americans supported the war in Vietnam because they did not want America to look __________.

public opinion changed too much to be measurable

How did public opinion towards the war change as the war went on?

Roughly how many Vietnam veterans publicly opposed the war?

Across the country, how many people took part in the Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam demonstrations in 1969?

Complete this sentence: Nixon publicly stated that demonstrations would have no effect on him because 'policy made in the streets equals __________'.

There were public demonstrations supporting Nixon immediately afterwards.

Anti-war demonstrations decreased dramatically.

His approval ratings jumped by more than 30%.

Historians are unsure whether people did like it or not.

How do we know that many American people liked Nixon's 'Silent Majority' speech?

a fear and hatred towards foreign countries

a desire to travel and see foreign countries

Complete the sentence with a fraction: more than 100 people were injured in the Hard Hat Riot, roughly {{ }} of them women.

What two gifts were presented to President Nixon by the leaders of the Hard Hats?

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Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Adult supervision recommended

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Changing US policy in Vietnam, 1969-1972

Lesson outcome

Content guidance

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.