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Historical Perspectives: Coming Home from War

For Teachers 7th - 12th
What do the homecoming experiences of soldiers who fought in WWII, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan reveal about the politics and culture of the US during the time period of each war? Young historians view The Way We Get By, which tells...
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VIETNAM WAR

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore websites are about the Vietnam War. There are websites about the soldiers, the war, events in the United States during the war, and what happened after the war. On one website students can listen to the speech by...
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War Support

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students view a video clip on Vietnam war veterans. They discuss the video on Vietnam War veterans. Students use the veterans statements about the war to relate it to the decrease in support for the war. They read section 3, and...
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Vietnam - War support

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss and fill out the tree chart assignment. They discuss Hawks vs. Doves in Vietnam War. Students are asked to classify themselves as a hawk or dove with regards to the current war in Iraq. They discuss how the war in...
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Baseball: A Morale Booster During Wartime?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
How did baseball become America's national pastime? A sports-minded activity explores the importance government placed on baseball to boost morale during both world wars. Academics read letters to understand the importance of baseball...
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Black America And the War in Vietnam

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students explore Vietnam War from Afrocentric perspective, examine experiences of black people both at home and in war zone, and write three to five page response to quote by W.E.B. DuBois regarding race relations and Vietnam War.
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Muhammad Ali: Boxer and Civil Rights Activist

For Students 3rd - 7th Standards
Many young people today know Muhammad Ali as the aging boxer who lit the torch at the 1996 Olympics. Introduce young historians to Ali the boxer, the Civil Rights activist, the war protestor, and the humanitarian with a powerful lesson...
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History: The Lessons of Vietnam

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the influence of U.S. involvement in foreign wars on Smerican society. They develop interview questions to ask veterans of the Vietnam War and write letters of introduction to them. Following the link interviews,...
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Gunpowder And The Explosion Of World War

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discover the role of technology in 20th century conflicts. In this technological advancement lesson, students research how World War I, World War II, Vietnam, and the War in Iraq were fought. Students compose essays that...
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Vietnam War and Kent State Questions

For Students 9th
In this World History lesson, 9th graders read and answer short answer questions using the World History textbook.
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The Brief American Pageant: The Stormy Sixties

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Intended for use with The American Pageant by David Kennedy, Lizabeth Cohen, and Mel Piehl, this slideshow includes maps and graphs that detail politics and social dynamics in 1960's America. The textbook is not necessary for...
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Novel Lesson 5

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students take a closer look at the horrors of war. In this Vietnam lesson, students read Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers, participate in literature circle discussion about the novel, and complete a final project based on the themes of...
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A Timeline of Cold War Events

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners create a timeline of the major events of the Cold War and explain their effect on Canada. They utilize a worksheet and a website imbedded in this plan which guide their research and presentations.
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The Things They Carried: KWHL

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Before beginning The Things They Carried, class members are asked to use a KWHL chart to record what they know about war, what they want to know, and where they might find answers to their questions. Groups then research to topics of...
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The War in Vietnam - A Story in Photographs

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers take on the role of an exhibit curator who has selected war photographs to create an exhibit that help people explain the foreign and domestic consequences of U.S. involvement in Vietnam.
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Vietnam veterans memorial

For Students 5th - 6th
For this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a detailed factual story about the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Students answer 6 questions responding to the story.
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Shadow of the Dragon

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students complete literary analysis and a topic study for Shadow of a Dragon.In this literary analysis lesson, students complete a prewriting about the topics of gangs, Vietnam, and immigrants. Students complete 49 activities related to...
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Guerilla Warfare

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students view a television program comparing conventional and guerilla warfare. They compare and contrast guerilla movements in Cuba, Vietnam and Afghanistan. Students also consider the American Revolutionary War from the perspective of...
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Vietnam Trade Pact

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners explore world trade issues. In this economics lesson, students read "Opening Doors to Vietnam," and discuss the trade negotiations between Vietnam and the Untied States. Learners conduct further research on the topic and...
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Social Activism in the United States

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore the goals of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s.  In this US History lesson, 7th graders read a newspaper article that reported a significant event during this era.  Students write a summary of this...
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The Human Costs of War

For Teachers 6th - Higher Ed
Students explore the concept of civilian cost to armed warfare. They explore the role of the military, civilians and of press coverage during armed conflicts, creating posters illustrating their research on post-WW II military conflicts.
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Historical Comparison of Anti-War Music

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explain that, how in this world of increasing awareness and interdependence, music can act as a magnet to draw people together. They research and compare anti-war songs from many different generations.
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refugees From Vietnam and Cambodia

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders explore the massive immigration from Vietnam and Cambodia.  In this World History lesson plan, 10th graders examine the crisis that led to this immigration.  Students participate in a debate on whether the United States...
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The Khmer Rouge

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine life in Cambodia and Vietnam from 1975-1979, Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge. They discuss how an otherwise peaceful society could allow such events to take place and write a short paper and complete a culminating project.

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