10Humanities:TheVietnamWarsAssessmentforthisUnitconsistsofarangeoftasksandactivitiesthatdrawonthefollowingStandards:

HistoricalConceptsandSkills§ Chronology:sequencesignificanteventsinordertoanalysisofcause

andeffect;analyseandevaluatepatternsofchange.§ HistoricalSourcesasevidence:analyseandevaluatesources;analyse

differentperspectivesandtheirinfluences;evaluatehistoricalinterpretations(historians).

§ ContinuityandChange:Identifyandevaluatepatternsofchange.§ CauseandEffect:Analysethelong-termcauses,short-termtriggers

andeffectsofeventsanddevelopments.§ HistoricalSignificance:Evaluatethesignificanceofanevents,ideas,

individualsandplaces

HistoricalKnowledge:§ CausesoftheVietnamWarandreasonsforAustralia’sinvolvement.§ PerspectivesofAustraliansandothersduringtheWar.§ Significantevents,turningpointsandthenatureofwarfare.§ EffectsoftheVietnamWar,includingAustraliansociety.§ SignificanceoftheVietnamWartoAustralia’sinternational

relationshipsinthe20thCentury.

Clearandappropriatecommunication–written,visualandspoken–arevaluedinHumanities.Correctuseofresearchconventionsisencouraged.Task1:ContextActivityandInquiryQuestions

Viewthedocumentary‘AustraliaandtheVietnamWar’andcompletetheaccompanyingworksheet.Discussandbrainstormsome‘bigquestions’thatmightbeusedforanhistoricalstudyoftheVietnamWar.Task2:ReadingandNotes

Readthrough‘TheVietnamWars’textandusetheaccompanyingquestionstoguideyournote-taking.Completethe‘TimelineoftheVietnamWar’activity–seeseparatehandoutforthis.Furtherresourcesforresearch(documentariesandadditionalreadings)areavailableontheclasswebsite.Task3:ExtendedResponses(Option1)

ChooseandcompleteTHREEormoreExtendedResponsequestionsfromthetablebelow.Completeoneresponsefromeachcategory:Causes,Experiences,Significance.Remembertouseevidenceandperspectivestosupportyourresponse.

ChecktheAssessmentRubricforspecificdetails/adviceandconsultthe‘HowtoWriteanExtendedResponseGuide’(seeseparatehandout).

Causes ExperiencesandPerspectives Significance

1. Whataretheoriginsandlong-termcausesoftheVietnamWar?

2. WhywerecommunistmovementsinAsiaseenasathreatbytheAmericanandAustraliangovernmentsofthetime?

3. WhywasAustraliainvolvedintheVietnamWar?

4. HowdidthebeliefsandpoliciesoftheColdWarleadtotheescalationofconflictinVietnam?

5. Howdidtheinvolvementofothernationscontributeto

1. HowwerethepeopleofVietnamimpactedbytheconflict?

2. Howweresoldiersaffectedbytheconflict?

3. WhatroledidguerillawarfareplayintheVietnamWar?

4. WhydidopinionsoftheVietnamWarchange?ConsidertheAmericanandAustraliancontexts.

5. HowwerepeopleaffectedbyseeingtheVietnamWarontelevision?

1. WhatroledidONEofthefollowingleadersplayintheVietnamWar:RobertMenzies,HaroldHolt,DwightEisenhower,JohnFKennedy,LyndonBainesJohnson,RichardNixon,HoChiMinh,NgoDinhDiem,GeneralWilliamWestmoreland,GeneralVoNguyanGiaporanotherpersonnegotiatedwithyourteacher.

2. HowdidtheAustralianmilitaryapproachtheconflictinVietnamdifferentlycomparedtotheAmericanmilitary?

3. Explainwhyaparticularbattleoreventor

aninternationalconflictinVietnam?

6. HowdidcolonialismcreateconflictinVietnam?

7. HowdidtheactionsandideasoftheFrench-IndoCommunistPartycontributetotheVietnamWar?

8. HowdiddevelopmentsduringWWIIleadtofurtherconflictaftertheWar?

6. Howdidconscription(NationalService)impactAustralianviewsoftheVietnamWar?

7. Didthemoratoriumprotestschangepeople’smindsinregardstoVietnam?

8. Whatwerethelong-termimpactsoftheVietnamWaronitsreturnedveterans?

9. WhydotheVietnamesecalltheconflict‘theResistanceWaragainstAmerica’or‘theAmericanWar’?

developmentwasasignificantintheVietnamWar.Possibletopicsmightinclude:

BattleofDienBienPhu,OperationRollingThunder,GulfofTonkinIncident,HoChiMinhTrial,TetOffensive,MyLaiMassacre,BattleofLongTan,KentStateshootingsetc.

4. WhatwasthelegacyoftheVietnamWareraprotestmovements?

5. Whatculturalexpressions–music,art,literature–emergedfromtheWar?Whatideas/viewsdidtheseexpress?

YourExtendedResponsesmaybecompletedgraduallyandsubmittedoverthecourseoftheUnit.

Task3:HistoricalInquiry(Option2)

‘Seenbymanyasa‘blackandwhite’(straightforward)issueatthetime,theVietnamWarwasinfactaverycomplexconflict.’Researchandevaluatethisstatement.ConsidersomeofthetopicsfromtheExtendedResponsestoguideyourInquiry.Thismaybepresentedasaformalwrittenresponseorinanothermediumnegotiatedwithyourteacher.

ConsulttheAssessmentRubricforspecificdetails/advice.Task4:SourceAnalysis

1.Readalongwiththelyricsbelowasyoulistento‘IWasOnlyNineteen’.Indicateaspectsofthesongyouunderstandandterms/ideasyouareunsureabout.Discussyourannotationsandclarifythepointsyoudidn’tunderstand.Seetheclasswebsiteforresourcestoassistwiththis.2.ChooseFIVEormoredetailsfromthesongandbrieflyoutlinetheirmeaning.Referdirectlytothesourceinyourresponse(quoteit).3.AnalyzetheexperienceoftheVietnamWarforAustraliansoldiersasdepictedin‘IWasOnlyNineteen’.Useevidenceandperspectivestosupportyouranalysis.Thismaybeaformalwrittenresponseorthroughanothermediumnegotiatedwithyourteacher.

ConsulttheAssessmentRubricforspecificdetails/advice.JohnSchumannandRedgum,IWasOnlyNineteen-AWalkintheLightGreen(1983) MumandDadandDennysawthepassingoutparadeatPuckapunyal,(itwaslongmarchfromcadets).TheSixthBattalionwasthenexttotouranditwasmewhodrewthecard…WedidCanungraandShoalwaterbeforeweleft.AndTownsvillelinedthefootpathaswemarcheddowntothequay;Thisclippingfromthepapershowsusyoungandstrongandclean;Andthere’smeinmyslouchhat,withmySLRandgreens…Godhelpme,Iwasonlynineteen.FromVungTauridingChinookstothedustatNuiDat,I’dbeeninandoutofchoppersnowformonths.Butwemadeourtentsahome,VBandpin-upsonthelockers,andanAsianorangesunsetthroughthescrub.Andcanyoutellme,doctor,whyIstillcan’tgettosleep?

MickStoren-JohnSchumann'sbrother-in-lawandinspirationforthesong.

Andnighttime’sjustajungledarkandabarkingM16?Andwhat'sthisrashthatcomesandgoes,canyoutellmewhatitmeans?Godhelpme,Iwasonlynineteen.Afour-weekoperation,wheneachstepcouldmeanyourlastoneontwolegs:itwasawarwithinyourself.Butyouwouldn'tletyourmatesdown‘tiltheyhadyoudustedoff,soyouclosedyoureyesandthoughtaboutsomethingelse.Thensomeoneyelledout“Contact”,andtheblokebehindmeswore.Wehookedinthereforhours,thenaGodalmightyroar;Frankiekickedaminethedaythatmankindkickedthemoon:-Godhelpme,hewasgoinghomeinJune.IcanstillseeFrankie,drinkingtinniesintheGrandHotelonathirty-sixhourrec.leaveinVungTau.AndIcanstillhearFrankielyingscreaminginthejungle.‘Tillthemorphinecameandkilledthebloodyrow.AndtheAnzaclegendsdidn’tmentionmudandbloodandtears,andstoriesthatmyfathertoldmeneverseemedquiterealIcaughtsomepiecesinmybackthatIdidn'tevenfeel…Godhelpme,Iwasonlynineteen.Andcanyoutellme,doctor,whyIstillcan'tgettosleep?AndwhytheChannelSevenchopperchillsmetomyfeet?Andwhat'sthisrashthatcomesandgoes,canyoutellmewhatitmeans?Godhelpme,Iwasonlynineteen.Task5:Reflection

WhatdidyoulearnfromthisUnit?Sharetheseinsightswithanadultathomeandaskthemtocommentonyourinsights.Seeseparatehandoutforthis.FurtherResources

Arangeofdocumentaries,weblinksandothersupplementaryresourcesareavailableviatheclasswebsite.Makethemostoftheseforyourresearchandtoconsolidateyourknowledge!

FrankieHuntholdingaphotographofhisyoungerself.HuntwasbadlywoundedinVietnam.

JohnSchumann,MickStorenandFrankieHuntcelebratingthesuccessof'IWasOnly19'.

TheVietnamWar

Usingthismap,identifyandannotatekeydevelopmentsoftheVietnamWar.

Usingthismap,identifyandannotatekeydevelopmentsoftheVietnamWar.