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My Lai: An Investigation
Aim: To interpret and evaluate the sources on My Lai
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My Lai
• In March 1968, an event happened in My Lai
• The story would not come out until November 1969
• The Tet Offensive had already put the US on the defensive with the public
• When this story leaks out, it will further damage US reputation around the world! Remember him? He was involved in
the cover-up!
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Johnson needs the info!
• Johnson is starting to feel the pressure
• You will need to compile a report on what has happened
• Use the evidence collected to come to a conclusion
• Will this further damage his reputation?
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Information about the war• Initially support for the War• US Army created Military
Assistance Command: Vietnam (MACV) which liaised with journalists
• Between 1964-68, only 3 journalists banned from MACV
• Newspapers worried about negative stories – might undermine war effort
• TV stations worried about showing negative images – people might switch channels!
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Change in reporting
• Attitudes changed in 1967-68 and tone of reports altered
• Tet Offensive broadcasted to the nation
• Vietcong suspects executed in reports
• Walter Cronkite denounces the war
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Information Stations
• How did the war change attitudes in America?
• How were protests organised?
• Information will be provided – answer the questions at the bottom
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How did people protest?
What form of protest would have been the most effective?
Listen to this song – Who is investigating the protests? How effective are they?
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• Next lesson we move onto revision!
• How important was Lyndon’s Johnson’s role in Vietnam
• Create a short profile highlighting his successes and failures in Vietnam
• How should history remember Johnson?
Extension Task
What’s his legacy?
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Homework: The end of the War• Nixon realised that the war
could not be won and was swept into office on a ‘peace ticket’.
• He pursued a policy of Vietnamisation.
• Answer the following questions:
1) What was Vietnamisation?2) Did it work? Explain your
answer.3) What is the message of this
cartoon?