if something is unethical then it is morally wrong

a veteran is a person who has served in the armed forces

a protest is a statement or action expressing disapproval of or objection to something

a form of protest in which demonstrators occupy a place, refusing to leave until their demands are met

an extended meeting usually held on a college campus for lectures, debates and discussions to raise awareness of or express a position on a social or political issue.

Opposition to the Vietnam War in the US

History

This provides context for the eventual American withdrawal from Vietnam

Pupils know that the USA had committed to containment in Vietnam

USA: how did US policy towards Vietnam change?

Discriminatory behaviour or images, whether on the grounds of race, gender, disability, religion or belief or sexual orientation, or otherwise.

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Depiction of war, threats of war, death or the aftermath of war.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

How many US soldiers lost their lives in Vietnam?

What were two other issues that people in America were protesting about alongside the Vietnam War?

Roughly how much was the US spending on the Vietnam War per year?

a person who has served in the armed forces

a statement or action expressing disapproval of something

Match the keyword to the correct definition.

Complete the sentence: Agent {{}} was a chemical used to destroy jungle terrain.

Which high profile boxer was convicted of draft-dodging?

How long after he became president did it take Nixon to open peace negotiations with North and South Vietnam?

Complete the sentence: the Ho Chi {{}} Trail enabled North Vietnam to move troops and equipment into South Vietnam.

Roughly how many miles did the jungle paths that linked North Vietnam with South Vietnam stretch for?

When did the US and South Vietnam invade Cambodia?

Nixon ordered that the US troops should limit their invasion of Cambodia to within a limit of how many miles? 

By the end of the Easter Offensive in 1972, what percentage of South Vietnamese land did North Vietnam control?

Content guidance

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Adult supervision recommended

This lesson will soon be taken down.

Opposition to the Vietnam War in the US

Lesson outcome

Content guidance