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American Public Media

American Radio Works: The Legacy of Agent Orange

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the how the herbicide Agent Orange has impacted, and still is impacting, the lives of people of Vietnam as well as the landscape of Vietnam.
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Handout
Other

Marine Zone: Starlite the First Big Battle

For Students 9th - 10th
An extremely in-depth article regarding the first big battle of the Vietnam War, operation Starlite.
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Other

Vvmf: Wall of Faces

For Students 9th - 10th
Website containing photos and biographical information of Vietnam War veterans.
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Website
Digital History

Digital History: How My Lai Was Pacified [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
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....
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Article
Rutgers University

Rutgers University: Plausibility of Denial: Tim O'brien, My Lai, and America

For Students 9th - 10th
The Progressive magazine article is reprinted here. It is an excellent examination of the Vietnam War in literature. (Published: December 1994)
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Article
Smithsonian Institution

Tet: Who Won?

For Students 9th - 10th
A 2004 essay from Smithsonian Magazine on the debate over the surprise attacks of the Tet Offensive. The author, who was a reporter during the Vietnam War, explores the topic by asking who utlimately won?
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Article
New York Times

New York Times: h.r. Haldeman's Notes From October 22, 1968

For Students 9th - 10th
[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...
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Eyewitness to History: Grandma Was a Protester

For Teachers 4th - 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage shares information about a young girl's grandmother who protested the Vietnam War. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and...
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Primary
American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: Richard M. Nixon "The Great Silent Majority"

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text, audio, and video [31:58] of "The Great Silent Majority," a speech by President Nixon delivered November 3, 1969, concerning the Vietnam War.
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980:the Election of 1968

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the pivotal election of 1968, which pitted Richard Nixon against Hubert Humphrey in a race shaped by backlash against the Civil Rights Movement and the Vietnam War.
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980: Richard Nixon as President

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about Nixon's presidency, including his strategy to get the United States out of the Vietnam War, his foreign policy maneuvers with China and the Soviet Union, and his fall from grace due to the Watergate scandal.
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Article
A&E Television

History.com: Muhammad Ali vs. the United States of America

For Students 9th - 10th
Fifty years after Muhammad Ali refused military induction during the Vietnam War, a new book, "Sting Like a Bee: Muhammad Ali vs. the United States of America, 1966-1971" by Leigh Montville examines the heavyweight champ's controversial...
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Other

Us flag.org: History of the Vietnam War Pow/mia Flag

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site you can investigate what prompted the design of the POW/MIA flag. What is the significance of this American symbol? Find out how this flag became a reality when you use this site.
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Unit Plan
Brown University

Writing Vietnam Tim O'brien Lecture

For Students 9th - 10th
Tim O'Brien's complete lecture is presented. It is very revealing about why he writes, the purpose of the writer, his books, and our culture.
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Handout
AllRefer

All Refer Reference: Vietnam: The Aftermath of Geneva

For Students 9th - 10th
Examines the military and political developments of Vietnam after the Geneva Agreements. Describes US decision to support South Vietnam, demise of the possibility of elections, and communist operations in South Vietnam.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs: Teacher's Guide to Accompany "Assignment Hanoi" Documentary

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A teaching resource for use with in-class screenings of the PBS documentary "Pete Peterson: Assignment Hanoi" about the former POW who returned to Vietnam as the first post-Vietnam War U.S. ambassador. The guide includes previewing and...
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Hmong

For Students 9th - 10th
A Wikipedia encyclopedia entry that provides a solid overview of who the Hmong are, where they live, and their history (including important moments in major Chinese dynasties and the Vietnam War). Include links to additional culture and...
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Graphic
Curated OER

The Vietnam War: Seeds of the Conflict, 1945 1960

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Curated OER

The History Place:vietnam War the Johnson Administration

For Students 9th - 10th
Play by play account of the Vietnam War, starting with Johnson. Step by step, this account highlights the main actions taken by the Johnson administration and the results that follow. Covers 1965-1968.
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Website
Library of Congress

Loc: From the Home Front and the Front Lines

For Students 9th - 10th
This exhibition consists of original materials and oral histories drawn from the Veterans History Project collections at the Library of Congress. With an emphasis on World War I (1914-1918), World War II (1939-1945), the Korean War...
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Handout
Digital History

Digital History: Into the Quagmire

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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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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Primary
Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Program for Communist of Indochina, 1930

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Primary
Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: The Manifesto of the Laodong Party

For Students 9th - 10th
Ho Chi Minh wrote this manifesto in Februay 1951 to broaden his support among the working classes of Vietnam.