Curated OER
VIETNAM WAR
Students explore websites are about the Vietnam War. There are websites about the soldiers, the war, events in the United States during the war, and what happened after the war. On one website students can listen to the speech by...
Curated OER
Honoring Memories: Memorial Day Lesson Plans
Memorial Day lesson plans can help students understand the history of this holiday which honors those who died serving their country.
Curated OER
Turbulent Times of the Sixties
Students explore 1960's America. In this American history lesson, students read about and research 1960's political and entertainment figures, social activism, the Civil Rights Movement, and environmentalism as they complete writing and...
Curated OER
Jerry Rubin, Abbie Hoffman, and the 60s Counterculture
Students identify how American society responded to the 1960's counterculture. In this 1960's America lesson, students investigate multimedia sources in order to examine the movement and its impact on the country.
The White House
The White House: Presidents: Lyndon B. Johnson
A brief biography of President Johnson and his accomplishments as President.
New York Times
New York Times: Nixon's Vietnam Treachery
[Free Registration/Login Required] This article describes how Richard Nixon jeopardized Lyndon B. Johnson's Vietnam peace initiative in 1968 in order to win the presidential election that year. This information is based on documents...
Smithsonian Institution
National Portrait Gallery: The Presidency and the Cold War: Lyndon B. Johnson
The National Portrait Gallery explores presidents and the Cold War. Click on Lyndon B. Johnson to read about his actions during the Vietnam War, which Johnson saw as a block to Communist expansion. Watch a short video of Johnson's...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Lyndon Johnson as President
Lyndon Baines Johnson became president on the heels of a national tragedy. Review his domestic and foreign policy using the following summary, questions for critical thinking, references for further study, and a question/answer section...
OpenStax
Open Stax: Contesting Futures: America in 1960s: Lyndon Johnson and Great Society
Read about the reforms and legislation undertaken through Lyndon B. Johnson's concept of the Great Society. These included economic and educational reforms, consumer protection, changes to immigration laws, and the Voting Rights Act of...
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University of North Carolina
University of North Carolina: Vietnam War [Pdf]
A presentation covering the history of the Vietnam War beginning with the war for independence from France when it was a French colony. Covers the Geneva Accord and the war between the North and the South and how America became involved....
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: Vietnam Online
This PBS site offers a concise explanation of the major figures involved in the Vietnam conflict.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980: Lyndon Johnson as President
Learn more about the president who expanded both the war in Vietnam and social programs at home.
AllRefer
All Refer Reference: Vietnam: Escalation of the War
Describes decisions by the Johnson administration to escalate US involvement in Vietnam. Examines increased troop levels and increased military aid to South Vietnam.
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: The War in Vietnam
Outlines the war in Vietnam during the Johnson administration, touching on the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution and protest of the American public.
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Joint Resolution for the Maintenance of Peace and Security in Southeast Asia, known as the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, on August 10, 1964, giving him a free hand to escalate the war in Vietnam.
Then Again
Then Again: Web Chron: Gulf of Tonkin Incident
Revisionist viewing of the incident that escalated American involvement in the Vietnam War. Did the Gulf of Tonkin Incident really happen?
US Department of State
U.s. Involvement in the Vietnam War: The Tet Offensive, 1968
Essay outlining the events surrounding the surprise attacks launched by North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces on U.S. and South Vietnamese militaries during the Tet holiday, 1968.
Smithsonian Institution
Nat'l Portrait Gallery: Ballyhoo! Posters as Portraiture: Bring the Troops Home
Annotated example of a poster produced by anti-Vietnam War activists serves as a useful resource for analyzing poster art as a form of protest.
The Atlantic Monthly Group
Atlantic Wire: Newly Released Secret Tapes
Newspaper article confirms that LBJ knew about Nixon's involvement in stalling the Vietnam peace talks and didn't bother to report it. Though the story has been around before, the new tapes describe how President Johnson knew all about...
New York Times
New York Times: h.r. Haldeman's Notes From October 22, 1968
[Free Registration/Login Required] Did Nixon knowingly thwart attempts to end the Vietnam War to help him win the 1968 Presidential Election? Nixon has firmly denied this allegation. Form your own opinion based on the notes written by...
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Lbj and Ho Chi Minh Letters
Two letters: one written by Lyndon Johnson (1908-1973 CE) to Ho Chi Minh and the other Minh's response. Johnson is testing the waters for a peace settlement while Minh insists that the Vietname War was provoked by the US and can only be...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Period 8: 1945 1980
This Khan Academy resource provides a table of contents with notes for several sections of AP US History: Period 8: 1945-1980.
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: Tet Offensive
The Tet Offensive, a massive surprise attack launched by the Vietnamese on January 30, 1968, was a turning point in the Vietnam War.
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: My Lai Massacre
The My Lai Massacre in 1968 saw the mass killing of unarmed South Vietnamese people, most of whom were old men, women, and children, by American troops.