Curated OER
The Vietnam War 1954-1975
Discuss the full travesty of the Vietnam War. Whether it's for history class, Memorial Day, or Veterans Day, this slide show is sure to make an impact on learners in the upper grades. Vivid images, concise language, and the complete...
McGraw Hill
Final Declaration of Geneva Conference: u.s. Statement
The text of the Final Declaration of the 1954 Geneva Conference includes official U.S. statement regarding the refusal to sign and comply with Final Resolution.
The History Place
The History Place: The Vietnam War: Seeds of the Conflict, 1945 1960
This detailed chronology of the Vietnam War is part of a four-segment timeline on the conflict published by the History Place, a privately operated online publication. The site focuses on the events and decisions that eventually led to...
US Army Center
U.s. Army Center of Military History: The u.s. Army in Vietnam
This site gives an in-depth look at the U.S. Army action during the Vietnam War. To find more information about Diem's overthrow, look under the section labeled 635.
Vassar College
Vassar College: The Wars for Vietnam: The Documents
Document excerpts from the years 1954-1973 demonstrating U.S. support of South Vietnam. Includes links to other Vietnam sources.
Other
Fall of Saigon
This resource provides many personal accounts of the fall of Saigon from Marines involved in the evacuations. Pictures are also included.
Other
Vietnam War Bibliography
A great resource for print resources on the Vietnam War. The Table of Contents provide a good organizational tool of bibliographic information for anyone trying to understand the conflict.
Vassar College
Vassar: Final Declarations of the Geneva Conference
Primary source material from the conference that ended French control of Indochina. 13 points are listed.
Digital History
Digital History: Into the Quagmire
Vietnam is one of the longest wars fought, spanning multiple decades and U.S. presidencies. In this article, students will learn about France's defeat at and withdrawal after Dien Bien Phu, the Geneva Accords, and the policies of the...
Digital History
Digital History: Communism, Guerrillas and Falling Dominoes [Pdf]
Read about Vietnam at the end of World War II, France's attempt to keep South Vietnam out of Communist hands, and the successes of Ho Chi Minh. His guerrilla tactics forces France from Vietnam. Find out why the United States was inclined...
Digital History
Digital History: 'Sink or Swim, With Ngo Dinh Diem' [Pdf]
After the French left Vietnam, there was a void that was filled by anti-Communist Ngo Dinh Diem. Read about the excesses his government carried out against suspected communists, and the excesses carried out by North Vietnamese leader, Ho...
Digital History
Digital History: Fighting Against Guerrillas: The Strategic Hamlet Program [Pdf]
Read about the ill-conceived Strategic Hamlet Program, designed by the government of Ngo Dinh Diem to fight against the growing influence of Ho Chi Minh and his Vietcong in the fight for Vietnam. [pdf]
Digital History
Digital History: Exit Ngo Dinh Diem and the Gulf of Tonkin Incident [Pdf]
Much information is relayed about the United States' increased involvement in the Vietnam War, beginning with President Kennedy's tacit approval of the military coup in Vietnam in 1963. Read about the incident in the Gulf of Tonkin in...
University of Illinois
University of Illinois: Maps: Causes of the Vietnam War
This essay from The Oxford Companion to American Military History goes into the causes of the Vietnam War and shows how the United States became embroiled incrementally from the 1950s up to 1965. An interesting section explains how the...
The History Place
The History Place: The Vietnam War America Commits
This site from The History Place provides a lengthy timeline, accented with many quotations, explaining how America came to be directly involved in Vietnam. This is a great site to check out on the subject.
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: Vietnam Online
This PBS site offers a concise explanation of the major figures involved in the Vietnam conflict.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Early Involvement
The U.S. early involvement in Vietnam during the Eisenhower and Kennedy administrations consisted of military aid to the doomed South Vietnamese government. Read about Ho Chi Minh and his leadership of North Vietnam.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History:the Cold War Continues
A comprehensive look at U.S. foreign policy during the Eisenhower administration. The Cold War was at its height, and the United States used many tactics to fight and contain the spread of Communism. Be sure to watch the cartoon of Bert...
US Department of State
Dien Bien Phu and the Fall of French Indochina, 1954
Historical account of U.S. involvement and rise of Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam after the fall of French Indochina in 1954. Site contains photgraphs and topic related links.
Other
Vietnamese Culture: Vietnamese History
Click on "Vietnam's History in Brief" to get a timeline of important events in the country's history. For more depth, click on the individual topics to learn about everything from Vietnam's early history through to the Vietnam War.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Program for Communist of Indochina, 1930
This English translation of Ho Chi Minh's plan for the Communist Party of Indochina in 1930 provides a blueprint for his goal of the communist overthrow of the French colonial regime in Vietnam.
Other
More or Less: Heroes and Killers: Ho Chi Minh
A comprehensive biography of the Vietnamese revolutionary Ho Chi Minh. Organized in a timeline form which allows readers to jump different periods of his life quickly.
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: Ho Chi Minh
This site from PBS.org provides a brief biography of Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969 CE) and his achievements.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: The Antiwar Movement
As the Vietnam War dragged on, antiwar sentiment grew. Read about the increasing antiwar movement, the demonstrations by antiwar supporters, and the violence used to break up the demonstrations.