The effect of Vietnamisation on US policy in Vietnam
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can describe the policy of Vietnamisation.
Key learning points
- Nixon promised to end US involvement in Vietnam by strengthening the South Vietnamese Army (ARVN).
- Nixon believed this would calm anti-war tension in the US.
- American troops began to withdraw while the US continued to heavily fund the South Vietnamese Army (ARVN).
- Vietnamisation had mixed results for both the US and the South Vietnamese Army (ARVN).
Keywords
Vietnamisation - Vietnamisation was the US policy of withdrawing troops and transferring responsibility for the war to the government of South Vietnam
Honour - honour is knowing and doing what is morally right
Withdrawal - withdrawal means leaving a place or situation
Common misconception
South Vietnam needed US troops because they didn't have much of an army of their own.
The South Vietnamese Army was one of the largest in the world. What they lacked was modern equipment and training.
Teacher tip
Create an 'argument tunnel' by splitting students into 2 lines facing each other: one side argues that Vietnamisation was a success and the other that it was a failure. Students argue with the person in front of them, then 1 line moves one space left
Content guidance
Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What ideologies was the Cold War fought between?
Q2.Match the keyword to its definition.
a foreign policy strategy during the Cold War
political ideology wherein everybody is equal
economic system based on private ownership
Q3.Put the following events related to Vietnam in chronological order.
Q4.What was the primary reason for President Eisenhower supporting Diem in South Vietnam?
Q5.Complete the sentence: large-scale in America became more frequent as the Vietnam War continued.
Q6.Complete the sentence: The Offensive in 1968 had a dramatic impact on the American public's perception of the war.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What was Nixon's main reason for implementing Vietnamisation?
Q2.Put the following in chronological order.
Q3.Match the keyword to its definition.
US policy of transferring responsibility to the war to South Vietnam
knowing and doing what is morally right
leaving a place or situation
Q4.What was the acronym used for the South Vietnamese army?
Q5.Finish the sentence: instances of , which was the deliberate killing of your commanding officer, increased among US troops as the war progressed.
Q6.How large was the ARVN compared to other militaries because of Vietnamisation?
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