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Vietnam War

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Vietnam War Thematic Unit
24,000 words, approx. 80 pages
A complete lesson plan by Teacher Created Resources. For Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8. This lesson plan is sold separately and is not included with any subscription or study pack.


Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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Fiction and Memoirs, Vietnam Summary
1,249 words, approx. 4 pages
The Vietnam War spawned a large number of informative and artistically successful memoirs and novels. These personal accounts and works of fiction helped readers to understand the war from a variety of perspectives and often in considerable depth. In...
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Vietnam: Follow-Up Study Summary
948 words, approx. 3 pages
In the summer of 1971, the U.S. military forces in Vietnam were being rapidly reduced. To deplete the forces there quickly, many men were being sent home before the usual tour of twelve months was complete. A urine-screening program was established in...
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Who Served in Vietnam? Summary
621 words, approx. 2 pages
Approximately 2.5 million Americans served in the Vietnam War, but this figure tells only part of a complex and controversial story. At issue in the controversy is whether men were unfairly sent to Vietnam on the basis of class and race. During and...
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Vietnam War Summary
62,023 words, approx. 207 pages
The history of the Vietnam War begins long before the United States became embroiled in the conflict during the 1960s. The roots of the war go back more than two thousand years, when the Chinese conquered and ruled parts of Vietnam. The Vietnamese were...
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Vietnam War Information
19,185 words, approx. 64 pages
South Vietnam United States South Korea Thailand Australia Philippines New Zealand Khmer Republic Kingdom of...
 


News and Journals
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First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life
The Vietnam Wars.
08/01/2001: 2,151 words, approx. 7 pages
Like Israelis and Palestinians eyeing each other suspiciously from adjacent hilltops in the West Bank, Americans who were on opposing sides of the Vietnam War may share the same space, but there should be no confusing cohabitation with reconciliation. Even in the best of...
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The Washington Post
The War In Vietnam
11/06/1988: 640 words, approx. 2 pages
WILLIAM PROCHNAU'S WELL-WRITTEN piece on Neil Sheehan {"The Last Prisoner of Vietnam," October 9} painted a vivid picture of a dedicated author who put his heart and soul into reporting something (Vietnam) that his heart and soul had come to disdain. It also shows...
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AP News
Bill would help Vietnam War allies
12/17/2007: 537 words, approx. 2 pages
The massive budget bill before Congress contains legislation that would make it easier for Vietnam War allies such as the Hmong to seek asylum in the U.S., by changing a law that bars people who take up arms from asylum or green cards.Under provisions of...
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Reuters North American News Service
Body of Australian Vietnam War soldier returns home
12/19/2007: 337 words, approx. 1 pages
CANBERRA, Dec 19 (Reuters) - The remains of an Australian soldier killed during the Vietnam War were returned home to a ceremonial welcome on Wednesday, 36 years after his helicopter was shot down by enemy fire. Lance Corporal John Gillespie, a 24-year-old army medic,...
 


Criticism and Essays
Literary Criticism
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The Vietnam War in Literature and Film
6,542 words, approx. 22 pages
[Hölbling is the author of The Discourse of War in Recent American Novels (1987). In the following essay, he discusses the different types of literary responses the Vietnam war has engendered and relates them to American cultural myths and previous war literature.]
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The Vietnam War in Literature and Film
5,362 words, approx. 18 pages
[In the following excerpt, Fenn focuses on David Rabe's The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel (1968) and Streamers (1976) as he remarks on themes and structures common to Vietnam War dramas.]
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The Vietnam War in Literature and Film
5,111 words, approx. 17 pages
[An American educator and critic, Klinkowitz has written extensively on contemporary American fiction and edited Writing Under Fire: Stories of the Vietnam War (1978). In the essay below, he surveys novels published during American involvement in the Vietnam War and focuses his analysis on innovative approaches to plot and structure.]
 
Featured Essays
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Essay Grade: 95%
Why Did America Withdraw Its Forces from Vietnam in 1973?
5,638 words, approx. 19 pages
Essay discusses reasons why America withdrew its forces from the Vietnam War.
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Essay Grade: 88%
U.S. Involvement in the Vietnam War
2,862 words, approx. 10 pages
Provides a history of the Vietnam War. Analyzes U.S. involvment in the war. Argues the Americans should not have been involved.
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Essay Grade: 96%
Vietnam Conflict: The U.S. Could Have Won
2,606 words, approx. 9 pages
Describes how the United States could have succeeded in the Vietnam Conflict.
 


Vietnam War Study Pack

Get the complete Vietnam War Study Pack, which includes everything but the lesson plans listed on this page. Approximately 575 pages (at 300 words per page) in 41 products.

 Please Note: Study Pack does not include teacher lesson plans or puzzle packs.

This Study Pack Contains:
6 Encyclopedia Articles
11 Literature Criticism Essays
24 Student Essays
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