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Presidential Decisions During the Vietnam War

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To begin a study of the Vietnam War, groups assume the role of a US president, examine primary source documents, and based on this limited information, must decide on the United States' actions during the Vietnam War.

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CCSS: Adaptable
Concepts
the vietnam war, presidential roles and powers, harry s. truman, richard nixon, the presidency of harry s. truman, the presidency of richard nixon, dwight d. eisenhower, the presidency of dwight d. eisenhower, lyndon b. johnson, john f. kennedy, the presidency of john f. kennedy
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Additional Tags
social studies
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Instructional Ideas
  • Use the warm-up exercise as a journal prompt
Classroom Considerations
  • One goal of the exercise is to simulate the decision-making process when only a limited amount of information is available
  • Some of the images in the PowerPoint are disturbing
Pros
  • The 33-page packet includes carefully scaffolded, richly detailed plans, essential questions, primary source documents, worksheets, and assessments
Cons
  • None
Common Core
RI.11-12.1 SL.11-12.1.a