Photo AnalysisName:

Step 1: Observation

A. Study the image for 1 minute. Form an overall impression of the image and then examine individual items and/or people.

1. List one word to describe this photo:

B. Use the chart below to list people, objects, and activities in the image:

PEOPLE OBJECTS ACTIVITIES

Step 2: Inference/Deduction

Based on what you have observed above, list three things you might infer or conclude from this image.

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Step 3: Further Questions

1. What questions does this image raise in your mind?

2. Where could you find answers to them?

Kids running after Napalm bombing

Vietcong leader captured

Soldiers in Vietnam

Sign says, “Home is where you dig it”

Vietcong booby-traps

Soldier rescue

Flamethrower tank

Burning a Vietcong village

Napalm bombing

Village destroyed

Vietnam Photo Analysis Name:

The Vietnam War was one of the most unpopular wars in U.S. History. The nation was bitterly divided between (hawks) people who thought the war was necessary to stop communism and (doves) people

who opposed the war entirely. The United States government eventually had to initiate a draft in order to

meet the demand of troops needed in Vietnam. Numerous people burned their draft cards and fled to Canada to avoid going to war against their will. The 26th amendment was passed during this time because

young people argued that they could be forced into military service but were still not allowed to vote.

26th Amendment: to the United States Constitution prohibits the states and the federal government from setting a voting age higher than eighteen. It was adopted in response to student activism against the

Vietnam War and to partially overrule the Supreme Court's decision in Oregon v. Mitchell. It was adopted on July 1, 1971. (If you can fight in a war why can’t you vote?)

Oregon v. Mitchell (1970): is a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that the Congress could set voter age requirements for federal elections but not for state elections.

Questions

1. What different opinions did doves and hawks have about the war?

2. How did the 26th Amendment change the Oregon v. Mitchell ruling?

3. Would you have been a (dove) or a (hawk)? Why?

Cold War Comic

*After reviewing the comic please answer the following questions and make your own short comic summarizing the Vietnam War.

Questions

1. Why did religious monks burn themselves in South Vietnam?

2. Why was the Vietnam War so unpopular in America?

3. What war crimes did the US commit in Vietnam?

4. Why was the Vietnam War significant/important?

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