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Chapter 20The Vietnam War Era

1954 - 1975

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20.1Origins of the Vietnam War- Objectives -

Describe the reasons that the United States helped the French fight the Vietnamese.

Identify ways in which the United States opposed communism in Southeast Asia.

Analyze how the United States increased its involvement in Vietnam.

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Tennessee Curriculum Standard20.1EH9.3.1 Locate countries

dominated/threatened by Communism.EH9.5.1 Identify areas associated with U.S.

containment policies.EH9.9.2 Recognize U.S. Cold War foreign

policies.EH9.11.2 Read and interpret Cold War

documents.

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Terms and People20.1Ho Chi MinhDomino TheoryDien Bien PhuS.E.A.T.O.VietcongGulf of Tonkin Resolution

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Lecture20.1America and the War in IndochinaAmerica Opposes Communism in VietnamJohnson Leads the Nation Into War

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20.2U.S. Involvement Grows- Objectives - Identify the factors that caused President

Johnson to increase American Troop strength in Vietnam.

Assess the nature of the war in Vietnam and the difficulties faced by both sides.

Evaluate he effects of low morale in American troops and on the home front.

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Tennessee Curriculum Standard20.2EH9.3.1 Locate countries

dominated/threatened by communism.EH9.5.2 Identify areas associated with U.S.

containment policies.EH9.2 Recognize U.S. Cold War foreign

policies.

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Terms and People20.2William WestmorelandNapalmHawkDove

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Lecture20.2“Americanizing” the WarPatriotism, Heroism, and Sinking MoraleDoubt Grows on the Home Front

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Formative Assessment20.2PHSchool.comWeb Code= [nad] [1010]Social StudiesTextbook CompanionState (TN)Program (United States History)Reconstruction to the present (2008)Chapter 20AssessmentsSection 2Progress Monitoring (1-5)

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20.3The War Divides America- Objectives -Describe the division within American society

over the Vietnam War.Analyze the Tet Offensive and the American

reaction to it.Summarize the factors that influence the

outcome of he 1968 presidential election.

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Tennessee Curriculum Standard20.3EH9.3.1 Located countries

dominated/threatened by Communism.EH9.5.2 Identify areas associated with U.S.

containment policies.EH9.6.2 Recognize domestic impact of Cold

War on U.S. society.

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Terms and People20.3DrafteeS.D.S.“Credibility Gap”Tet OffensiveEugene McCarthyRobert Kennedy

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Lecture20.3Antiwar Protests IncreaseTet Offensive Is the Turning PointViolence Rocks 1968 Presidential Race

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Formative Assessment20.3PHSchool.comWeb Code= [nad] [1010]Social StudiesTextbook CompanionState (TN)Program (United States History)Reconstruction to the present (2008)Chapter 20AssessmentsSection 3Progress Monitoring (1-5)

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20.4The War’s End and Impact- Objective - Assess Nixon’s new approach to the war, and

explain why protests continued.Explain what led to the Paris Peace Accords

and why South Vietnam eventually fell to the communists.

Evaluate the impact of the Vietnam War on the United States.

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Tennessee Curriculum Standard20.4EH9.5.2 Identify areas, associated with U.S.

containment policies.EH9.6.2 Recognize domestic impact of Cold

War on U.S. society.EH10.3.2 Use a timeline to identify U.S. post

WWII involvement in Southeast Asia.

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Terms and People20.4VietnamizationKent State UniversityMy LaiPentagon PapersParis Peace AccordsWar Powers Act

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Lecture20.4Nixon Starts the PulloutTroubles on the Home Front IntensifyThe War Finally EndsThe Vietnam War Has a Lasting Impact

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Formative Assessment20.4PHSchool.comWeb Code= [nad] [1010]Social StudiesTextbook CompanionState (TN)Program (United States History)Reconstruction to the present (2008)Chapter 20AssessmentsSection 4Progress Monitoring (1-5)

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20.5Nixon and the Cold War- Objectives -Explain the thinking behind Richard Nixon’s

foreign policy.Define Nixon’s foreign policy toward China

and the Soviet Union.

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Tennessee Curriculum Standard20.5EH9.9.2 Recognize U.S. Cold War foreign

policies.EH9.11.2 Read and interpret Cold War

documents.

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Terms and People20.5Henry KissingerRealpolitikZhou EnlaiStrategic Arms Limitation TreatyDetente

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Lecture20.5Nixon Redefines American Foreign PolicyPlaying the China CardDétente With the Soviet Union

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Formative Assessment20.5

PHSchool.comWeb Code= [nad] [1010]Social StudiesTextbook CompanionState (TN)Program (United States History)Reconstruction to the present (2008)Chapter 20AssessmentsSection 5Progress Monitoring (1-5)

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Summative AssessmentChapter 20PHSchool.comWeb Code= [nad] [1010]Social StudiesTextbook CompanionState (TN)Program (United States History)Reconstruction to the present (2008)Chapter 20AssessmentsChapterProgress Monitoring (1-20)