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...
Curated OER
The Vietnam War
Using poignant images, this presentation makes a statement about the Vietnam War. While the lists and information in the presentation show an anti-war bias, it could be used as a discussion-starter. High school students could use the...
Digital History
Digital History: The War Is Finished [Pdf]
Read about the end of the Vietnam War after the peace agreement in January, 1973. Find out about the violations of the agreement by both the North and South Vietnamese and the eventual fall of the South Vietnamese government.
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...
Digital History
Digital History: Fighting a Guerrilla War [Pdf]
Read the personal memories of U.S. Vietnam veterans who talk about fighting against guerilla warfare that was carried out by the Vietcong. The accounts are touching and thought-provoking. [pdf]
Digital History
Digital History: How My Lai Was Pacified [Pdf]
Find out about the tragic events that occurred in My Lai during the Vietnam War on March 16, 1968. Read about the court martial of Lt. William Calley, who was held accountable for the massacre of innocent women, children, and old men....
Vassar College
Vassar College: President Nixon's Speech on Cambodia
Text of the speech made by President Richard Nixon on April 30, 1970 announcing attacks on the Cambodian-Vietnamese border.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: The Tet Offensive
The Tet Offensive showed the resolve of the Vietcong and the North Vietnamese. See how the continuing war, with no end in sight, began to shift public opinion away from support for the war, and read about how Lyndon Johnson made some...
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Years of Escalation: 1965 1968
Read about how American involvement in the Vietnam War escalated after the Tonkin Gulf Resolution, which essentially gave President Lyndon Johnson the ability to do whatever he thought necessary to defeat the North Vietnamese.
Digital History
Digital History: Vietnamization [Pdf]
Richard Nixon claimed to have a secret plan to end the Vietnam War when he was campaigning for president in 1968. See what that secret plan was and read about how it extended the war by another four years and galvanized anti-war...
Digital History
Digital History: The Tet Offensive [Pdf]
Read about the Tet Offensive in the Vietnam War and the resulting escalation of American troops committed to the war. This led to increased American protest against the war, and President Johnson's decision not to run for re-election....
CRW Flags
Flags of the World: Burkina Faso
This site has a large flag of Burkina Faso with a description of the flag and the coat of arms.