In+or+Out? +An+Analytic+Approach+to+the+Vietnam+War+by+Brittany+Christensen

US Involvement in the Vietnam War

Objective: Students will research different reasons for entering and staying in the Vietnam War. They will evaluate the reasons and form their own opinion on the subject which they will then argue and defend in an in-class debate setting. This activity is in accordance with the required national standards for history in the schools. It falls under Era 9 - Post-War United States (1945 to early 1970s) and meets the following standards: 1. How the Cold War and conflicts in Korea and Vietnam influenced domestic and international policies. 2. Domestic policies after WWII. Activity: The class will need to be held in a computer lab, or the activity could be assigned as a homework project. I would prefer doing it in class, however, because the students will need to work in partnerships and some of the sites may require teacher assistance to understand and navigate. The students will form partnerships and follow the webquest titled “In or Out? An Analytic Approach to the Vietnam War.” All the instructions and steps are part of the webquest, so students should be able to complete the entire lesson with only the URL from the teacher. It would be a perfect assignment for a day when the teacher needs to be absent, as long as they are back in time for the next class period when students will hold the debates. URL: []