November 9

Social 30-1

We watched "Dear America: Letters Home From Vietnam" today in class. I also gave you a package on the causes of the Vietnam War and key phases of the war. Make sure that you read it! Your Vietnam War assignment is due tomorrow. Please see yesterday's post for the study guides for the Chapter 7 Test (Cold War) and the Unit 2 Final Exam. Tomorrow, your Vietnam War Assignment is due (sections A-C). If you missed the handout, here are the topics that need to be covered in the Vietnam War Assignment:


A. PEOPLE
Identify and explain the role each played in the Vietnam War
1. Ho Chi Minh
2. Ngo Dinh Diem
3. Lyndon B. Johnson
4. Richard M. Nixon
5. Viet Minh
6. Viet Cong
7. Le Duc Tho
8. Henry Kissinger
9. William Westmoreland
10. "Draft Dodger"

B. CONCEPTS/TERMS
Explain the significance of the following with regards to the Vietnam War (identify participants or individuals if appropriate)
1. Ho Chi Minh Trail
2. defoliation
3. "search and destroy" mission
4. "Vietnamization of the war"
5. Gulf of Tonkin Incident
6. My Lai Massacre
7. domino theory
8. Kent State University protest (May 4, 1970)
9. Tet Offensive (January 1968)
10. Geneva Agreement (1954)

C. ISSUES
Provide the information requested
1. The predominant religion of Vietnam
2. The battle which marked the end of French colonial rule in Indo-China
3. The scandal which led to the only resignation of an American President
4. The Vice President who replaced the President after his resignation
5. Why was November 1963 a "bad month" for the governments of South Vietnam and the United States?

Social 20-1

You had today to work on your Unit 2 Research Projects. This will be the only library class time that you will get. This project is due on Tuesday, November 23rd. This gives you two weeks and, more importantly, two weekends to put the project together.