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Digital History

Digital History: The Tet Offensive [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
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....
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Article
US Department of State

U.s. Involvement in the Vietnam War: The Tet Offensive, 1968

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Handout
PBS

Pbs: Battlefield Vietnam: A Brief History

For Students 9th - 10th
Offers a history of the Vietnam.
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Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Tet Offensive

For Students 9th - 10th
The Tet Offensive, a massive surprise attack launched by the Vietnamese on January 30, 1968, was a turning point in the Vietnam War.
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Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Vietnam War Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
Vietnam War factual timeline featuring important dates, famous people involved in the war, and significant events that provide the history of the Vietnam War (November 1, 1955 - April 30, 1975) and its repercussions in the United States.
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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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Other

Vietnamese Culture: Vietnamese History

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Handout
Digital History

Digital History: The War at Home

For Students 9th - 10th
By the middle of the 1960s, American public opinion was beginning to favor US withdrawal from the Vietnam War. After the Tet Offensive in 1968 and Nixon's secret bombings of Cambodia, the majority of Americans were calling for complete...
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eBook
OpenStax

Open Stax: Contesting Futures: America in 1960s: Lyndon Johnson and Great Society

For Students 11th - 12th
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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Digital History

Digital History: Lbj and Vietnam

For Students 9th - 10th
Discussion of President Lyndon Johnson and the U.S. involvement in Vietnam during his term in office.
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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...