The Vietnam WarMrs. Evans

Whitehall-Yearling High SchoolFall 2010

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Introduction

• Today, we will learn about the Vietnam War.

• In order to be successful, you must follow the instructions exactlyfollow the instructions exactly!

• If you have questions, raise your hand so I can help you!

• Have fun!• Love, Mrs. Evans

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Directions

• On each slide, you will see buttons like these:

• Use these buttons to navigate to the next, former, or specific slide. The “?” button will take you to this slide.

• You will also see some slides that are “quiz” slides. You must click the correct answer to proceed.

• Once you finish one section of the project, do not return to it.

• Please proceed to the next slide.

Good job!

• You proceeded to the next slide. • Next, you’ll see a basic outline of the

topics to be covered, today.• REMINDER: If you are confused, raise

your hand to ask me a question.

Important Shortcut Keys

• During this activity, you will open various documents. While using the documents, you may need to come back to these slides to get information or look at a picture.

• Holding down ALT and pressing Tab once will allow you to switch between open items on your computer. • ALT + Tab

Important Shortcut Keys (cont’d)

• If there are many windows open, you can hold down ALT, and press Tab a few different times to switch between the windows.

Outline: What to expect here

Click a section title below to complete all activities in order. When finished, click “I’m finished.”

1. Vietnam2. Terms3. Timeline4. War Weapons I’m finished!

Vietnam: Location and Climate

• This is a picture of the Eastern Hemisphere

• Is the United States a part of the Eastern Hemisphere? (Click an answer below:)• Yes• No

Correct!

• The United States is part of the Western Hemisphere, which is pictured below.

Incorrect

• The United States is part of the Western Hemisphere, which is pictured below.

Vietnam: Location

• Within the Eastern Hemisphere, Vietnam is located on the Indochina peninsula in eastern Asia.

Vietnam: Climate

• The climate in Vietnam is quite different than what the United States experiences.

• Click to the left to open the Vietnam map.

• Print it.• Label the weather

patterns on the map and submit it.

Terms

• In this section, you will define words you will need to know as you read The Things They Carried.

Terms (cont’d)

• On the next slide, you will find the terms you need to know for this unit.

• Click on the words, which will take you to the definition.

• Write the definitions onto the Vietnam Terms worksheet.

• Once you’ve finished with the terms sheet, submit it to Mrs. Evans.

Terms (cont’d)

• Platoon• Viet-Cong• Liberation• Communist• Soviet Union• Guerrilla warfare• Seventeenth parallel• Self-immolation• Lieutenant• Rucksack• Trench foot• PFC: Private First Class

Terms (cont’d)

• Way to go! You’ve finished the terms. • Show Mrs. Evans so she can check your

work and give you credit. • Then, continue to the outline page to

choose another section of the activity.

Communist

• A person who holds true to the communist point-of-view, a movement that aims for a classless society with no private ownership of property or items.

Click here to return to the list:

Soviet Union

• Now known as the former Soviet Union

• Now known as Russia or the USSR

• Ruled by the communist party

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Vietnam: Timeline

• In this section, we will get an overview of the events of the Vietnam War.

• Use the Vietnam War Timeline sheet to plot the events listed on the following page.

• Use this page to find the event years listed.

Timeline (cont’d)

• Ho Chi Minh Creates Provisional Government

• Independence of Vietnam Declared• First American Dies in Vietnam• French and Vietminh Reach Accord• Negotiations Between French and

Vietminh Breakdown• Indochina War Begins• Chinese, Soviets Offer Weapons to

Vietminh• US Pledges $15M to Aid French• French Defeated at Dien Bien Phu• Geneva Convention Agreements

Announced• Diem Rejects Conditions of Geneva

Accords, Refuses to Participate in Nationwide Elections

• China and Soviet Union Pledge Additional Financial Support to Hanoi

• Diem Urged to Negotiate with North

• Diem Becomes President of Republic of Vietnam

• French Leave Vietnam• US Training South Vietnamese• Communist Insurgency into South

Vietnam• Diem Orders Crackdown on

Communists, Dissidents• Vietcong Formed• US Military Employs Agent Orange• Vietcong Attack Bienhoa Air Base• Operation "Rolling Thunder" Deployed• US Troop Levels Top 200,000• MLK Slain in Memphis• Ho Chi Minh Dies at Age 79• Nixon Cuts Troop Levels by 70K• Cease-fire Signed in Paris• End of Draft Announced • Last American Troops Leave Vietnam

Terms (cont’d)

• Way to go! You’ve finished the timeline. That was a lot of work.

• Hand in your worksheet to Mrs. Evans for credit.

• Then, take a deep breath and continue.

War Weapons

• The United States used many weapons in the Vietnam War.

• Using this link, describe three Vietnam War weapons and three Vietnam War vehicles.

• Use the Vietnam War Weapons and Vehicles worksheet to describe them.

• When you’re finished, turn in your paper to Mrs. Evans.

Finished!

• You have now finished the assignment!• If class time is still remaining, check

out these links for some interesting facts and pictures.• http://www.vietnampix.com/intro.htm• http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/

vietnam/vietnamwar.htm

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