FRIDAY--JAN 15

US History
EQ:
How did President Nixon go about ending the Vietnam War?
What is the legacy of the Vietnam War? 


CW:
video: Hugh Thompson returns to My Lai
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guided note sheet #4
President Nixon's "secret plan to end the war"
"Peace with Honor"; "Vietnamization of the war"
Fortunate Son
Nov. 3, 1969-Silent Majority Speech (29:21--until video ends)
Nixon escalates the war and begins bringing troops back home
clip from Nixon DVD--secret bombings of Cambodia and Laos
May 4, 1970-Kent State Massacre
"Ohio"  
The Day Nixon Cracked 
erosion of soldiers' morale: clips from World of Charlie Company
1971--Vets turn against the war:
John Kerry's speech before members of Congress
NY Times vs. US--Pentagon Papers handout
POW handout
1973: War ends
War Powers Act passed by Congress
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Legacy of the Vietnam War:
lessons learned from Vietnam (in Vietnam packet)
video clip from Hearts and Minds: 1973 (1:36:18--until end of film; 10 minutes)
last 15 minutes of Dear America...
discussion: Was Vietnam a Just War? 

HW:
READ pp. 1002-07