The Vietnam War was a long, costly and divisive conflict that pitted the communist government of North Vietnam against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States.
The Vietnam War was a long, costly and divisive conflict that pitted the communist government of North Vietnam against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States.
The Vietnam War was a long, costly and divisive conflict that pitted the communist government of North Vietnam against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States.
The Vietnam War was a long, costly and divisive conflict that pitted the communist government of North Vietnam against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States.
The Vietnam War was a long, costly and divisive conflict that pitted the communist government of North Vietnam against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States.
David Douglas Duncan's pictures from the Korean War: the best, truest photographic chronicle of America's brutal 'Forgotten War.'
Tired trying to find a great video about the Vietnam War? My Vietnam War Mini Bundle has great lessons to keep your students engaged. Some of the topics you will be discussing are The Fall of Saigon, Indochina Wars, and Ho Chi Minh. You will have access to my Google Drive Link, and all the videos will be included for PPT’s/Keynotes. Here is what is included: - Chapter Preview sheet - How to Outline guide - Vietnam War teaching: long & short version - Discussion Questions - Yesterday Show project - Crash Course generic guide - Crash Course #38 - All tests and quizzes - Paragraph prompts for the year - Flipped Classroom guide - Vietnam Notes for the teacher or the students - The Century Americas Time video guide "Great Lessons! Students loved and engaged the entire time! Comprehensive and accurate!" - 2 different versions of PPT/Keynotes - Google Drive lifetime FREE updates and any new products - All the videos will be included for PPT's/ Keynotes - Email support for any questions you may have - 25+ years of experience in the classroom and I still teach currently If you are looking for FIRST SEMESTER OF US HISTORY click here. If you are looking for SECOND SEMESTER OF US HISTORY click here. The Vietnam War had an incredible impact that will shape the next decade. This unit builds on the 1960's units I created with: - 1. Chapter Preview sheet / How to outline / Daily plans: These are a few ideas to get students started for the unit. - 2. Vietnam War Teaching: I usually run out of time while teaching the Vietnam war because I spend time on the early part of American history. This has led to the creation of 3 different PPT's that vary in length. I have a short one, a medium one and a long one. Each unit covers the basics, while the longer ones tend to go a little more in-depth on certain areas of the war. ( 1-2 Days) - 3. Discussion Day: This is a great way to do an in-class discussion on the concepts that have been taught over the last week. Give the students 20 minutes to write their own answers and then have them discuss for 20 minutes. (1 Day) - 4. Yesterday Show: A great way to the end the year and have the students re-teach a lot of the information that was covered during the semester. This interactive project has the students work in teams to present information about each decade in a competitive environment. The 2 presentations are judged by 3 teachers if you can get any on their prep. The class has been broken into 2 separate groups so they are working as a team as they support each decade that is presented. - 5. Crash Course Video Guide - - 6. Crash Course EP. 38 - CRASH COURSE SAMPLE Here is what is included in this 6 page download: 1. Note Taking Guide for Students: This is essentially a blank section to take notes in. 2. Summary of the Video: A place for the students to write a short summary of what they have watched. 3. Teacher Notes from the: My 1 page of notes. 4. Vocabulary Section: I have chosen 3 words that would be good to have the students look up. I also have them write each of the words in a sentence. 5. Quiz for students / with answers: There is a 7 question quiz with answers from the episode. It can be taken in class or taken home. I think in class would be better. 6. Blank Template for student created quiz: I decided to add this to every Crash Course guide as it works really well with students. **Also, I highly recommend having the students watch this on .5 speed. If you click the wheel on the bottom of the youtube video you can adjust the speed. - 7. Tests and Quizzes - I have also included my tests and quizzes for this chapter. - 8. Paragraph Prompts – These some good ideas to have your students write about during the course of the year. They are apart of my free download that is in my store. - 9. Flipped classroom 2 page guide - This allows the students to work through the PPT with assistance. - 10. Vietnam Notes Page - 4 pages of notes to go over with the students or just to go over in class out loud. -11. Americas Century of Time: Great episode to help understand the Vietnam War conflict. Make sure to check out my blog: Social Studies MegaStore Blog
The Vietnam War was a long, costly and divisive conflict that pitted the communist government of North Vietnam against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States.
U.S. political and military difficulties in Iraq have prompted comparisons to the American war in Vietnam. How, in fact, do the two wars compare? What are the differences and similarities, and what insights can be gained from examining them? Does the Vietnam War have instructive lessons for those dealing with today's challenges in Iraq, or is that war simply irrelevant? In the pages that follow, two highly qualified analysts address these questions. Dr. Jeffrey Record, formerly a civilian pacification advisor in Vietnam and author of books on both the Vietnam and Iraq wars, and W. Andrew Terrill, author and co-author of several SSI studies on Iraq, conclude that the military dimensions of the two conflicts bear little comparison. Among other things, the sheer scale of the Vietnam War in terms of forces committed and losses incurred dwarfs that of the Iraq War. They also conclude, however, that failed U. S. state-building in Vietnam and the impact of declining domestic political support for U. S. war aims in Vietnam are issues pertinent to current U. S. policy in Iraq. The Strategic Studies Institute is pleased to offer this monograph as a contribution to the national security debate over Iraq. Douglas C. Lovelace, Jr. Director, Strategic Studies Institute
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The Doctrinal Warfare Program is the name given to a classified US Government operation commenced in 1953 (in a document entitled PSB D33 with annexes) which targeted the intellectuals, business leaders, and clerics in a number of different societies with the goal of having them approve of the American ideology in principle. David Wemhoff is an Indiana attorney and has practiced law for more than twenty years. He received a Juris Doctor degree from the University of the Pacific, and an A.B. in Government from the University of Notre Dame. Wemhoff has taught college courses in Government, Constitutional Law, and Business Law. Alexis: Your 990-page study, John Courtney Murray, Time/Life, and the American Proposition: How the C.I.A.’s Doctrinal Warfare Program Changed the Catholic Church, is filled with archival documents and references, which obviously shows that you have thoroughly done your homework. For people who have never heard of the work and its content, lay out the thesis for us here. Wemhoff: The American leadership (i.e., the socio-economic-cultural elites in American society) coordinated their efforts (mainly media) with the US Government through its Doctrinal Warfare Program, and by using something called psychological warfare, to change the thinking of the Catholic leadership so as to get them to accept as good in principle the ideology underlying American society and also accept America as the idea of social organization. I document these efforts, which were part of a broader effort to co-opt leaders of all religions. The plan of the American leadership was to use the Catholic Church, and other religions, to then propagate the American ideology, which formed the society known as America, all as a response ostensibly to Soviet Communism. Acceptance and implementation of the American ideology served to align these societies with America and the USA against the USSR and Communism, and it also served to re-order these same societies thereby opening them to powerful private interests. The book discusses this effort, the response by some Catholic leaders and scholars, and it focuses on the period of about 1941 through 1965 or the conclusion of the Vatican II Council. (more...) How the CIA’s Doctrinal Warfare Program Changed the Catholic Church Related: John Courtney Murray, Time/Life, and the American Proposition: How the CIA's Doctrinal Warfare Program Changed the Catholic Church
This late 2017 report has been professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction. Although Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden are ethnically and culturally similar, and all relied on neutrality to protect their sovereignty prior to the Second World War, Denmark and Norway sought protection from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) after the war while Finland and Sweden still remain outside the Alliance. This thesis explores the reasons for these diverging paths before discussing what might cause Finland and Sweden to join NATO in the future. The thesis finds that recent Russian aggression has pushed Finland and Sweden closer than ever to seeking membership, and concludes that they will probably join the Alliance eventually, but only after their general elections in 2019 and 2018, respectively, at the earliest. Additionally, the thesis notes that Finland is a stronger proponent for non-alignment, while Sweden is increasingly pushing the duo toward NATO membership. Furthermore, the research indicates that the NATO Allies would welcome these two countries into the Alliance if they sought membership. U.S. foreign policy might most effectively encourage Finnish and Swedish membership by avoiding bilateral security guarantees with them, supporting fact-based public debates in the countries, and engaging with their governments. I. INTRODUCTION * A. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE RESEARCH QUESTION * B. LITERATURE REVIEW * C. POTENTIAL EXPLANATIONS AND HYPOTHESES * D. RESEARCH DESIGN * E. THESIS OVERVIEW AND DRAFT CHAPTER OUTLINE * II. DENMARK AND NORWAY: CHOOSING NATO * A. DENMARK * B. NORWAY * C. THE SCANDINAVIAN DEFENSE UNION * D. CONCLUSION * III. FINLAND AND SWEDEN: CHOOSING NEUTRALITY * A. FINLAND * B. SWEDEN * C. CONCLUSION * IV. FINLAND AND SWEDEN IN A CHANGING SECURITY ENVIRONMENT * A. FINLAND * B. SWEDEN * C. COMBINED AND COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS * D. CONCLUSION * V. PROSPECTS OF NATO ACCEPTANCE * VI. CONCLUSION
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Learning about history is always fun; truth is stranger than fiction. But a history lesson is even more exciting when there are images to coincide with fascinating stories. Allow me to introduce the “History In Pictures” Instagram account. With 4.4 million followers and over 3,600 posts, @HistoryPhotographed is famous for sharing some of the most interesting pictures that you may have never seen before.
Sergeant Giunta receives the Medal of Honor. Photo by J. Scott Applewhite/AP This photo, which I saw in yesterday's New York Daily News, shows Staff Sergeant Salvatore Giunta receiving the Medal of Honor from President Obama on November 16. Giunta became the first living soldier since the Vietnam War to receive the medal (seven soldiers who served in Iraq and Afghanistan have received the medal postumously) for action in Afghanistan's Korengal Valley, during which he saved the lives of two friends. But that isn't the whole story. Pictures invite us to study emotion--that's the information they deliver as no other medium can, and it's the basis of their power. In this picture, by J. Scott Applewhite for AP, Giunta appears...let's say solemn, and the reason can be found in this video clip, which comes from photographer Tim Hetherington and writer Sebastian Junger, who made the documentary Restrepo, about a company of U.S soldiers in Afghanistan. Giunta was one of those soldiers, and in the clip he tells the story behind his medal. (Hetherington also has a short interview with Giunta in the December issue of Vanity Fair.) If this photo doesn't tell the facts of the story, it tells the meaning. It's all there on Sergeant Giunta's face.