Vietnam War lesson 2

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Vietnam War lesson 2

Vietnam was a colony of which country?

1. None
2. France
3. United States
4. Germany

What was the name of the Vietnamese communist leader?

1. Ho Cho Minh
2. Cho Ho Minh
3. Ho Chi Minh
4. Chi Ho Minh

Which half of Vietnam was not ruled by a communist party?

1. South
2. North

Which song have you picked?

• Share the song you have picked with your neighbour. 
  
  
• Discuss why you have picked this song and how it simbolises protest agair war or peace.

How did the war end?

Despite a ton of military power, the U.S. did not  defeat the North Vietnamese forces and the Viet Cong. In 1973, the Paris Peace Accords were signed, marking the beginning of the U.S. withdrawal. But, fighting continued until 1975, when North Vietnamese troops captured Saigon. This marked the official end of the war, and Vietnam was become 1 country again, but under communist rule.

After the war ended

After the war, many people who had supported the South Vietnamese government were arrested or sent to re-education camps, where they were imprisoned under harsh conditions. Others fled the country, leading to a major refugee crisis. Over 1.5 million people left Vietnam, often by boat, and an around 200,000 to 400,000 of them died at sea.

(History Hustle, 2016)

(Migration Policy Institute, n.d.)

We are going to watch a part of episode 9 of the series Band of Brothers on Netflix, this episode is about concentration camps and may therefore be hard to watch 

How did you feel
about this video?
What stuck with you?

Re-eduaction camp

Now we will watch this video on education camps and you will take notes

https://youtu.be/VcQUUU1GQSg?si=s8aQSlj36MAK8Cfu

Next lesson

You have written an essay with a 200 word minimum  about the similarities between

 re-education camps and concentration 

camps and if you think these things could

 still happen nowadays. 

Hand it in at the start of next lesson. 

You will need to bring your laptop