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Moving Toward Conflict

Moving Toward Conflict. SWBAT: analyze the arguments for and against sending ground troops to Vietnam. Homework: None. Do Now: Given what you know about the events in Vietnam up to this point, would you send in ground troops? Consider: - What happened in Korea - American foreign policy

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Moving Toward Conflict

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  1. Moving Toward Conflict SWBAT: analyze the arguments for and against sending ground troops to Vietnam. Homework: None. Do Now: Given what you know about the events in Vietnam up to this point, would you send in ground troops? Consider: - What happened in Korea - American foreign policy - Results of Pacification - What will happen if ground troops are sent

  2. At this point, America already has troops in Vietnam and Operation Rolling Thunder is in effect. • But many ask the question: is this going to be enough? • Many advisors remind Johnson of American’s foreign policy: • Containment and the prevention of the domino effect. • But Johnson’s re-election campaign in 1964 stressed he was not interested in sending in ground troops. • This was important to the American public and he was re-elected. • But the Vietcong are strong and posing a serious threat to the security of South Vietnam. • So what should Johnson do? Johnson has a decision to make

  3. Individually you will analyze 3 primary source documents from some familiar people. • You need to go through the readings and figure out whether they are for or against sending in more troops to Vietnam. This involves underlining/highlighting the text. • When you are done, you must complete the paragraph response. YOU MUST REFERENCE THE SOURCES. • This should be at minimum 7 sentences in length. Activity

  4. Moving Toward Conflict 2 SWBAT: identify the reasons Johnson gave for sending in ground troops into Vietnam. Homework: Study for vocab quiz tomorrow. Do Now: What would you have done if you were President Johnson? What sources did you find the most compelling?

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