Vietnam: Escalation in Conflict

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Subject:

Humanities, Social Sciences

Institution Name:

U.S. Department of State

Collection:

U.S. Department of State

Grade Level:

Primary, Secondary

Abstract:

President Lyndon B. Johnson and his key foreign policy advisers made a momentous decision during the first half of 1965, weighing whether to commit large numbers of U.S. ground forces to a war then being fought on the other side of the world in Vietnam. Ultimately, in late July, the President opted to expand dramatically the U.S. commitment. That fateful decision--the closest thing to a formal decision for war in Vietnam--launched the United States on a costly, divisive, and unsuccessful war that lasted for 8 more years. The decision to intervene in Vietnam was not a foregone conclusion, however, and several of Johnson's advisers proposed alternate courses of action. Choose from several teaching activities related to the Vietnam conflict. These activities correlate to National History Standards and National Standards for Civics and Government.

Course Type:

Learning Module

Languages:

English

Material Type:

Curriculum Standards, Lesson Plans

Media Format:

Graphics/Photos, Text/HTML

Conditions of Use:

Public Domain
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