MONDAY

US History
EQ:
How did the U.S. end the Vietnam War and what is the legacy of the war?

CW:
video:
Hugh Thompson returns to My Lai
1968 presidential election: Nixon vs. Humphrey vs. Wallace
Nixon sabotaged peace negotiations
Chaos at the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago
Ballad of the Green Beret-1966 vs. Fortunate Son--1969
reading: Nixon's Silent Majority Speech
notes/video clips: Mr. Nixon's War (23:00--40:13)
secret invasion of Cambodia--1970------> Kent State Massacre
anti-war movement becomes radicalized: The Weather Underground
(35:53---44:00-ish)
John Kerry's speech before Congress--1971
NY Times vs. US--Pentagon Papers handout
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Legacy of the Vietnam War:
POW handout
War's impact on civilians handout
Agent Orange
last 12--19 mins of Dear America

HW:
 review notes
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Honors US History
EQ:
Why did the U.S. launch military actions in Vietnam?

CW:
notes: Into the Quagmire: 1945-66:
origins of US involvement in Vietnam
US policy in Vietnam under JFK:
Buddhist Monk self-immolation
video clip: JFK orders the assassination of Ngo Dinh Diem (1:37:00---1:40:18)
US policy in Vietnam under LBJ
1:15:00--1:21:48
Vietnam War timeline up to President Johnson--primary docs
historical investigation: What happened in the Gulf of Tonkin? (Gulf of Tonkin docs)
(15:00---17:54; 30:00--40:00)
Ballad of the Green Beret
anti-war protests begin: (52:55---59:58)
credibility gap: (1:08:00--1:18:00)

HW:
 Reading: A System of Suffering