Research Categories
Conduct your research based on the following topics. Your chosen articles can be about a specific person, platoon, battle, situation, decision - there’s a lot of freedom here. Because you only need to find four articles, you will not have an article for each category – but you will have articles on four different topics.
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● The Draft: How was the draft instituted? Who was affected?
● Lower Class War: Why do some consider this a lower class war?
● Living Room War: How does television affect the public opinion of the war?
● Opposition to the War: What was opposition to this war like?
● PTSD: How did this disorder affect Vietnam veterans?
● Women in the War: What was the role of women in this war?
● U.S. Military Tactics: What weapons did the U.S. use? Any long term effects?
● Vietcong Military Tactics: What weapons were used against U.S. soldiers?
So many books, so little time...
Please check out the class book cart for this assignment. There are many great books on Vietnam, including the following:
10,000 Days of Thunder by Call Number: 959.7 CAPISBN: 0689862318Publication Date: 2005-09-27
Courageous Women of the Vietnam War by Call Number: 959.7 ATWISBN: 9781613730744Publication Date: 2018-05-01
Boots on the Ground by Call Number: 959.7 PARISBN: 9780670785063Publication Date: 2018-04-10
The U. S. Ground War in Vietnam 1965 1973 by Call Number: 959.7 CHAISBN: 9781422238905Publication Date: 2017-01-01
Databases
- Gale U.S. History in Context This link opens in a new windowInformation on people, places, events, and topics in U.S. History
- Historical Newspapers This link opens in a new windowArchive coverage for the Chicago Tribune, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Chicago Defender and Hartford Courant 1765 - 1984
- Gale eBooks This link opens in a new windowCollection of encyclopedias and reference materials (ebooks)
Database Topic Pages
- The Vietnam WarGale U.S. History in Context
Learning Targets
I CAN: evaluate sources for their reliability.
I CAN: identify and apply correct citations per MLA guidelines.
I CAN: create an annotated bibliography to summarize my research