Introduction:

            American involvement in the Vietnam War was one of the most controversial events to take place during the late 20^th Century. Spanning three decades, many American lives were lost to fight the spread of communism & preserve a people’s right to choose their leaders.

            You will discover the root of the Vietnam Conflict as well as the reasons for the controversy that accompanied it. Along the way learning geographical location of the country, a bit of its history and people, when an how the war took place.

 

 

 

 

Task:

            In this Webquest, you will be working independently in and out of class. In your task, you will explore Web pages that will be useful, and provide information about the war and the country of Vietnam.

 

 

 

 

The Process:

            You will begin by getting some background information on the Vietnam War. You will use the internet to locate, gather and process information. You will investigate, express findings, and finally interpret in your own words on the Vietnam War.

            The research paper will be written in APA format and no less then five pages in length. Don’t forget to include a work cited page!

Choose one of the following topics listed below and submit your choice to your teacher for approval

 

 

 

 

Topics:

          Vietnam War                                        Agent Orange & other chemicals

            Lyndon B. Johnson                               General William Westmoreland

            Richard M. Nixon                                 Ngo Dinh Diem

            Ho Chi Minh                                        The Cold War and Containment

            Viet Cong                                             Guerrilla War

            Saigon                                                  Weapons and Equipment

            Hanoi                                                   Women at War

            The Tet Offense                                    Vietnamization

            John F. Kennedy                                  My Lai Massacre

            Pentagon Papers                                   Counter-Culture and Protest Movements

            Gulf of Tonkin Resolution                      Paris Peace Talks

            Robert McNamara                               Geneva Conference 1954

 

 

 

 

 

Resources:

You may use the web sites listed below, or find your own. Regardless, you must include a bibliography of the web sites that you utilize, along with an evaluation form for each site indicating that you addressed the issue of the credibility and reliability of your sources.

 www.plainfield.k12.in.us/hschool/webq/webq12/vietnam2.htm

The Vietnam Conflict: Webquest & links

 

 http://hubcap.clemson.edu/~eemoise?bibliography.html

Vitnam War Bibliography

 

http://eduscapes.com/42explore/vitnam.htm

Vietnam War: Links and other topics of interest

 

www.refstar.com/vietnam/online_study.html

Studying the Vietnam War Online

 

www.questia.com/index.jsp?crid=vietnam_war$OFFID=se1

Questia: The Online Library - ebooks

 

http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/refarticle.aspx?refid=761552642

Vietnam War

 

http://vietnam.vassar.edu/

The Vassar College Site: the wars for Viet Nam 1945 to 1975

 

http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/explore/us_history/vietnam_war.html

World Almanac for Kids – Vietnam

 

http://www.tappedin.org/info/teachers/vietnam1.htm

**Resource for high school history teachers – Vietnam

 

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/vntoc.html

VIETNAM - A Country Study

 

http://members.aol.com/warlibrary/vwhrf.htm

Vietnam War History Research Files

 

http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/vietintro.htm

Investigating the Vietnam War

 

http://www.vwip.org/topictop.html

The Vietnam War Internet Project

 

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/vietnam/

Vietnam Online

 

http://www.vietnampix.com/intro.htm

The Vietnam War

 

 

 

 

Conclusion:

            The Vietnam War was fought basically to stop the spread of communism in Southeast Asia. The United States committed troops to Vietnam in 1964 and withdrew them nine years later.

            Almost 3 million U.S. men and women were sent thousands of miles to fight for what became a questionable cause. In total, it is estimated that over 2 million people on both sides were killed.

            The war divided our nation like no other war that our country participated in except the Civil War