Activity 1 - The impact on Vietnam

  1. Research - In your groups, complete the relevant sections of this worksheet examining the impact of the French Indochina War. Use the following sources and the internet to help you explore and research:
    1. Mamaux, A. (2015). The Cold War: Superpower Tensions and Rivalries, pp. 182-185
    2. Sanders, V. (2015). Access to History: The Cold War in Asia 1945-93, pp. 200-204
    3. Weist, A. (2002). Osprey Essential Histories: The Vietnam War, 1956-1975, pp. 85-92
  2. Present - When you’ve finished, present your findings back to the class in the form of an oral presentation. Make sure you take notes on the impact of the war on Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and the US.
  3. Write - Using your notes from the research task, answer the following question in an extended paragraph - “The outcome of the Vietnam War was mostly negative.” To what extent do you agree? 
  4. Watch - Watch Episode 10, ‘The Weight of Memory’ from the Vietnam War by Ken Burns. Make notes on the impact of the Vietnam War and add to your worksheets.

Activity 2 - The Impact on Laos

  1. Research - In your groups, complete the relevant sections of this worksheet examining the impact of the French Indochina War. Use the following sources and the internet to help you explore and research:
    1. Sanders, V. (2015). Access to History: The Cold War in Asia 1945-93, pp. 200-204
    2. Laos and the legacy of Vietnam
    3. Laos during the Vietnam War - alphahistory.com
    4. Why Laos Has Been Bombed More Than Any Other Country
    5. Laotian Civil War - Wikipedia   
    6. Weist, A. (2002). Osprey Essential Histories: The Vietnam War, 1956-1975, pp. 85-92
  2. Present - When you’ve finished, present your findings back to the class in the form of an oral presentation. Make sure you take notes on the impact of the war on Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and the US.
  3. Write - Using your notes from the research task, answer the following question in an extended paragraph - “The outcome of the Vietnam War was mostly negative.” To what extent do you agree? 
  4. Watch - Watch Episode 10, ‘The Weight of Memory’ from the Vietnam War by Ken Burns. Make notes on the impact of the Vietnam War and add to your worksheets.

Activity 3 - The impact on Cambodia

  1. Research - In your groups, complete the relevant sections of this worksheet examining the impact of the French Indochina War. Use the following sources and the internet to help you explore and research:
    1. Sanders, V. (2015). Access to History: The Cold War in Asia 1945-93, pp. 217-234
    2. Weist, A. (2002). Osprey Essential Histories: The Vietnam War, 1956-1975, pp. 85-92
    3. Vietnam's forgotten Cambodian war
    4. The war overflows into Cambodia
    5. Agent Orange's Continued Legacy in Cambodia and Laos
    6. An Analysis of US Policy Towards Cambodia Between 1969-1973    
  2. Present - When you’ve finished, present your findings back to the class in the form of an oral presentation. Make sure you take notes on the impact of the war on Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and the US.
  3. Write - Using your notes from the research task, answer the following question in an extended paragraph - “The outcome of the Vietnam War was mostly negative.” To what extent do you agree? 
  4. Watch - Watch Episode 10, ‘The Weight of Memory’ from the Vietnam War by Ken Burns. Make notes on the impact of the Vietnam War and add to your worksheets.

Activity 4 - The impact on the US

  1. Research - In your groups, complete the relevant sections of this worksheet examining the impact of the French Indochina War. Use the following sources and the internet to help you explore and research:
    1. Sanders, V. (2015). Access to History: The Cold War in Asia 1945-93, pp. 217-234
    2. Weist, A. (2002). Osprey Essential Histories: The Vietnam War, 1956-1975, pp. 85-92
    3. The Vietnam War and Its Impact
    4. How the Vietnam War Fused the Modern American Right 
    5. Effects of the Vietnam War on American Policy - World History Class (Video)
    6. 50 years later: Impact of Vietnam War still felt today
    7. Reexamining the Vietnam War, four decades after America's defeat | Penn Today    
  2. Present - When you’ve finished, present your findings back to the class in the form of an oral presentation. Make sure you take notes on the impact of the war on Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and the US.
  3. Write - Using your notes from the research task, answer the following question in an extended paragraph - “The outcome of the Vietnam War was mostly negative.” To what extent do you agree? 
    Watch - Watch Episode 10, ‘The Weight of Memory’ from the Vietnam War by Ken Burns. Make notes on the impact of the Vietnam War and add to your worksheets.

Further Reading

OBLIGATORY READING
  1. Sanders, V. (2015). Access to History: The Cold War in Asia 1945-93, pp. 187-204
RECOMMENDED READING
  1. Weist, A. (2002). Osprey Essential Histories: The Vietnam War, 1956-1975, pp. 80-84
SUPPLEMENTAL READING
  1. Hopkins, G. (2000). Historians and the Vietnam War: The Conflict Over Interpretations Continues. Studies in Popular Culture, 23(2), 99-108.
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