February 28

IB 30/35

You completed a survey as part of the 5 year review of the IB programme at Churchill at the beginning of class, and then we proceeded back to the classroom to watch the CNN Cold War series video on Vietnam (1954-1968). Please remember that your Vietnam War Assignment is due on Monday.

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?

As we will see, public support for the Vietnam War changes over time as more and more American soldiers are killed. We see a growth in the anti-Vietnam War demonstrations, and the media also played a role in the turn of popular opinion against the war. I REALLY recommend that you have a look at the this series of photographs from the Vietnam War era, pretty powerful imagery (make sure that you read the captions too). Here is a link to the NPR that explains the story behind the photograph below, definitely worth the time to read or listen to the podcast, and make sure that you look at the photo gallery of Eddie Adams' photographs of the Vietnam War.



There are certain iconic images associated with the Vietnam War. Here is another:

The above photograph is of Phan Thị Kim Phúc, O.Ont (born in 1963), she is a Vietnamese-Canadian best known as the child subject of a Pulitzer Prize winning photograph taken during the Vietnam War on June 8, 1972. The iconic photo taken in Trang Bang by AP photographer Nick Ut shows her at about age nine running naked on the street after being severely burned on her back by a South Vietnamese napalm attack. Contrary to popular myth, the US Air Force were not involved in the attack, and only two US troops were within 60 miles (97 km) of the scene, neither of whom had any say in the bombings. Still, it is a powerful image associated with the war.

Social 10-1

I spent most of today's class teaching you how to write a 3 source analysis assignment (WRA I). I gave you a handout on how to write a WRA I, a handout on analyzing political cartoons using the STICS method, and gave you a sample WRA I from Unit 1. We'll talk more about these writing assignments on Monday. Please remember that you have your Chapter 3-4 Test on Wednesday, March 5th (see the study guide here, scroll down to find it).

IB 20 HOTA

You wrote a current events quiz today, and marked it in class. We finished off the Thirteen Colonies presentations today as well. Please make sure that you post your PowerPoints, Prezis and Google Docs on the wiki for others to see. Next week you will have a test on the Thirteen Colonies (matching and map quiz). Be ready for this test!I started a lecture on the French and Indian War that I'll pick up again on Monday. We're starting the American Revolution next week.