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Nixon Doctrine and Vietnamization
Essay summarizing the Nixon Doctrine and Vietnamization, policy which marked the beginning of the end of the Vietnam War.
National Archives (UK)
National Archives Learning Curve: Cold War
Discusses different aspects of the Cold War such as "Did the Cold War really start in 1919-1939?" and "Was the Vietnam War a turning point in the Cold War?"
Vassar College
Vassar College: Nixon's Speech on "Vietnamization"
Here at this site from Vassar College you will find the full text of President Nixon's Speech on "Vietnamization" (11/3/69).
Curated OER
National Park Service: Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Official information about the Vietnam War Memorial (the Wall) from the National Park Service.
Constitutional Rights Foundation
Constitutional Rights Foundation: Nation Building: Different Visions for Vietnam
Collaborative learning activity on the concept of nation-building in which students examine historical events in Vietnam and use what they learn to develop a vision for 21st Century America.
American Rhetoric
American Rhetoric: Lyndon Baines Johnson: On Vietnam and Not Seeking Reelection
This is the text, audio, and video [2:52] of President Lyndon Johnson's speech concerning the Vietnam War and his not seeking re-election.
University of Virginia
University of Virginia: Sixties Project: A Veteran Speaks Against the War
This site by the Sixties Project gives the text of the speech given by Bob Muller, Vietnam Veterans Against the War, to a meeting of the Student Assembly of Columbia University on July 23, 1971.
Other
In Retrospect: The Tragedy and Lessons of Vietnam
Read excerpts from Robert McNamara's book "In Retrospect: The Tragedy and Lessons of Vietnam", in his words, "the book I was never supposed to write".
Library of Congress
Loc: Experiencing War: Leroy v. Quintana
Interview with poet Leroy Quintana about his years serving in the military, especially about his service in Vietnam.
University of Calgary
Ithaca College: Project Look Sharp: Media Construction of War
Provides a multi-unit curriculum kit relating to the study of war that incorporates media literacy. All material is free to download and includes teacher guides, student handouts, historical documents, slideshows, and more.
University of California
University of California, Irvine: War Within: Dissent During Crisis in America
View works created by eight artists in response to war and its consequences.
Yale University
War Powers Act
This is the original text of the 1973 War Powers Resolution that requires the President to consult with Congress before committing U.S. troops abroad.
National Archives (UK)
National Archives Exhibit: The Cold War
This resource enables the viewer to explore various events and topics of the Cold War through learning games, primary documents, and a tour through an interactive bunker.
Flow of History
Flow of History: The Height of the Cold War (1957 72)
The events surrounding the Cold War at its very height are the focus. Text plus a colored graphic flowchart make the topic visually appealing and of interest to both students and educators.
Digital History
Digital History: John Kennedy and Vietnam
Site covers the policy that Kennedy had toward Vietnam and his actions that involved the United States in the war.
Digital History
Digital History: Vietnam Historical Overview
This resource presents a concise history of US involvement in Vietnam. It provides detailed information about the controversial military action. The article examines early US involvement, escalation, and withdrawal.
A&E Television
History.com: How Colin Powell's Service in Vietnam Shaped His Leadership
Colin Powell served two combat tours in the Vietnam conflict and earned three medals for his service. Although Powell broke his ankle in a helicopter crash, he rushed back into the wreckage again and again to save the lives of Gettys,...
Digital History
Digital History: The War at Home
By the middle of the 1960s, American public opinion was beginning to favor US withdrawal from the Vietnam War. After the Tet Offensive in 1968 and Nixon's secret bombings of Cambodia, the majority of Americans were calling for complete...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: The Price of Freedom: Americans at War
View comprehensive sets of artifacts that tell the story of America's wartime past and present. Artifacts from every major American military conflict, beginning with the American Revolution, can be closely examined. Full curatorial notes...
Other
The Vietnam Wars: The Tet Offensive and Its Aftermath
Resource for teachers and students wishing to learn about the Tet Offensive and its impact on public opinion.
US Department of State
U.s. Involvement in the Vietnam War: The Tet Offensive, 1968
Essay outlining the events surrounding the surprise attacks launched by North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces on U.S. and South Vietnamese militaries during the Tet holiday, 1968.
Vassar College
Vassar.edu: Mc George Bundy's Memo to President Johnson
Excerpts from Bundy's memo to Johnson, advocating "sustained reprisal against North Vietnam" in response to the NLF attack on two U.S. army installations.
Other
Culture of Peace: The American Peace Movements
Dr. David Adams, retired UNESCO director and professor, examines the anti-Vietnam War movement, in this full-text online publication.
Vassar College
Vassar.edu: Excerpts From Law 10/59, May 6, 1959
Excerpts of laws that Diem imposed on his people in Vietnam.