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Curated OER

Vietnam War - Word Search

For Students 7th - 10th
In this Vietnam War word search activity, students locate and circle 13 significant names and terms pertaining to this time period in world history. A word bank is provided.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Why Did America Get Involved in Vietnam?

For Students 7th - 12th
In this Vietnam study guide worksheet, learners investigate what led the United States into involvement in the Vietnam War. Students respond to 7 short answer questions based on the worksheet as well as textbook reading.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Why Did America Lose the Vietnam War?

For Students 8th - 12th
In this Vietnam study guide worksheet, learners locate reasons that the United States lost the Vietnam War. Students respond to 3 short answer questions based on their worksheet as well as their textbook reading.
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Website
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of American History: The Price of Freedom: Americans at War

For Students 9th - 10th
View comprehensive sets of artifacts that tell the story of America's wartime past and present. Artifacts from every major American military conflict, beginning with the American Revolution, can be closely examined. Full curatorial notes...
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Primary
US Army Center

U.s. Army Center of Military History: The u.s. Army in Vietnam

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Other

Vietnam War Bibliography

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Handout
University of Illinois

University of Illinois: A Vietnam War Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
This site houses a timeline of the events that took place before, during, and after the completion of the Vietnam war.
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Primary
Other

Nashville Public Library Digital Collection: Veterans History Project Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of oral history interviews and artifacts from veterans from Nashville, Tennessee and Davidson County, Tennessee. Most of the material and interviews come from World War II veterans, but a few are from later wars, including...
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US Department of State

Ending the Vietnam War, 1969 1973

For Students 9th - 10th
Focus on ending the Vietnam War from the beginning of the Nixon administration in 1969. Essay covers U.S. strategy, both foreign and domestic, leading to the eventual withdrawal of American troops from Vietnam.
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Handout
PBS

Pbs: Battlefield Vietnam: Air War

For Students 9th - 10th
This PBS Battlefield Vietnam site describes the airplanes used by the U.S. to carry out the air war in Vietnam.