Week 15, April 26-30, 2021, United States History: Module 16.1 Moving Toward Conflict, 16.2 U.S. Involvement and Escalation, and 16.3 Vietnam Divides the Nation

Into 5 minutes: Standards, Objectives, Agenda, Attendance, and Pledge of Allegiance

Standards: 11.1.3, 11.8.5, 11.8.8, 11.9.3, 11.9.4, 11.10.4, 11.11.4, CST.1, CST.2, HREP.3, HREP.4, HI.1

Objectives: SWBAT

• Describe how the United States used its military to stop the spread of communism in Southeast Asia.
• Examine how the Vietnam War ultimately brought down a president and bitterly divided the nation.

EQs: Should the United States have gotten involved in the conflict in Vietnam?

Session 1

Introduction and Lecture 10 minutes: Listen and take notes (screencast) 
Reading 15 minutes: Module 16 p.777 CC16-1

1. How was the war in Vietnam similar to and different from other Cold War struggles?
2. How did the war in Vietnam affect movements for equality at home?

Lecture 20 minutes: 16.1-2

• Slides 

GRWB 20 minutes: 16.1 Moving Toward Conflict 
GRWB 20 minutes: 16.2 U.S. Involvement and Escalation 

Session 2 

Introduction 20 minutes: (screencast) 
Lecture 20 minutes: Ch. 16.3 Vietnam Divides the Nation
GRWB 20 minutes: Module 16.3 Vietnam Divides the Nation  

Session 3 

Quotations/Statements from the 1960s-1970s  40 minutes: 

1. Find a quote from a prominent person during the Vietnam Era
2. Put on a page with a picture accompanying the statement.
3. Submit during a google meet for project credit. 

Closing 5 minutes: Review work, present on google meet or turn into Google Classroom.