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= US INTERVENTION IN VIETNAM =



Topics
In this part of the course, we will cover the following topics:
 * political and social issues in Indochina by 1960.
 * nature and development of US policy towards Indochina generally and Vietnam in particular
 * impact of direct US military involvement in Vietnam and consequences for Vietnam and Cambodia.

Lessons
You may access a summary of all lesson plans in the topic by clicking on the following links:
 * US intervention in Vietnam: 1961-65 - Bankstown lesson outlines - July 21st 2016
 * US intervention in Vietnam: 1961-65 - Granville lesson outlines - July 18th 2016

Maps and documents

 * [[file:bankstowntafehsc/Kennedy and Johnson on the decision to intervene in Vietnam.pdf|Kennedy and Johnson on the decision to intervene in Vietnam.pdf]]
 * [[file:bankstowntafehsc/The Gulf of Tonkin.docx|The Gulf of Tonkin.docx]]
 * [[file:bankstowntafehsc/The Gulf of Tonkin Incident.docx|The Gulf of Tonkin Incident.docx]]

Handouts
1. Click on the following link to download my notes on the US decision to intervene in Vietnam: [|US intervention 1961-66.doc]

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Videos
The following ad (known as 'the little girl and the flower') was screened just once during the 1964 presidential campaign, but helped win the election for Johnson: [|LBJ election ad]

Essay plans
1. "Explain the US decision to intervene in Vietnam in the period between 1954 and 1966." [|US intervention, 1954-68 - essay plan.doc]

2. "To what extent was nationalism a cause of conflict in Indochina in the period 1954 and 1968?" [|Nationalism - essay plan.doc]

Model essays
1. "Explain the US decision to intervene in Vietnam in the period between 1954 and 1966." [|US intervention, 1954-68 - essay.doc]. A longer version of this essay can be downloaded by clicking on [|US intervention, 1954-68 - long essay.doc]

2. "Discuss the significance of the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin incident in the growth of US intervention in Vietnam." [|Gulf of Tonkin incident - essay.doc] A longer version of this essay can be downloaded by clicking on

3. "Assess the importance of anti-communism in shaping the policies of the United States towards Indochina between 1954 and 1965." [|Anti-communism - essay.doc] A longer version of this essay can be downloaded by clicking on [|Anti-communism - long essay.doc]

4. "To what extent was nationalism a cause of conflict in Indochina in the period 1954 and 1968?" [|Nationalism - essay.doc] A longer version of this essay can be downloaded by clicking on [|Nationalism - essay.doc]