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The Cold War - Vietnam and the 1970s
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The Cold War - Vietnam and the 1970s

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Have not ....
Nikki, Bea, Jay, Sophia & Sophia, Nijs, Jiji, Miguel, Tyra, Issabela, Roberto, Kuba, Oskar, Lisa, Bowey, Cameron 

TOMORROW: HAND-IN 4.2  (ELO)

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Goal: Reasons for the Cuban Missile Crisis 1962 ...
• How important were the respective security concerns of the superpowers in creating the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• To what extent was ideology a cause of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• “Kennedy laid the blame for the Cuban Crisis firmly at the Soviet Union’s door, saying that Chairman Khrushchev had to ‘halt this clandestine, reckless and provocative threat to world peace.’” How far do you agree with the view that Khrushchev and the Soviet Union were to blame for the Cuban Crisis?

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Goal: why did the USA lose the war in Vietnam?
• To what extent were American military tactics responsible for their failure in Vietnam?

• How important was negative public opinion in America as a reason for the USA’s loss in the Vietnam War?

• To what extent did the American forces fail in Vietnam due to weaknesses in their South Vietnamese allies?

Slide 4 - Slide

Why was the Wall built?

Slide 5 - Mind map

The Berlin Wall was built by the
A
British government
B
American government
C
Soviet government
D
East German government

Slide 6 - Quiz

Cuba Crisis = a crisis

Slide 7 - Mind map

CUBA CRISIS
easy peasy
miss some info
no clue
i'm ok

Slide 8 - Poll

The Cold War - Vietnam and the 1970s

Slide 9 - Slide

Lesson goals

At the end of this lesson:
- You can explain the essence of the Vietnam War including why it was a  part of the Cold War
- You can explain why the 1970s was a relatively conflict low period and why this ended

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Goal: why did the USA lose the war in Vietnam? 
remever ... questions come back later ....
• To what extent were American military tactics responsible for their failure in Vietnam?

• How important was negative public opinion in America as a reason for the USA’s loss in the Vietnam War?

• To what extent did the American forces fail in Vietnam due to weaknesses in their South Vietnamese allies?

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To Do
1) Check 4.2: 1, 4, 5, 8, 11
2) Vietnam 4.3: 1, 3, 6a, 7, 11
3) Vietnam War

Slide 13 - Slide

From yesterday I remember

Slide 14 - Open question

Vietnam war 1946-1954 (France) and 1964-1973 (US)
Important questions:
  • Why is this a Cold War conflict?
  • Why didn’t the Americans succeed in winning?

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Cold War conflict
  • It’s a Cold War conflict when the US and SU or one of their allies are involved in the conflict
  • The communists from North Vietnam (Vietcong) want to take over the South (capitalist) and make it communist
  • Truman doctrine: Containment
  • Domino theory

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American Loss
American Loss

  • Strongest army in the world
  • Over half a million soldiers
  • More bombs used than in WOII
  • Napalm
  • No success

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Slide 18 - Video

Causes



  • Jungle: enemy almost invisible. Makes fighting difficult and frustrating
  • Enemy is persistent: leader Ho Chi Minh
  • Homefront is not always on the side of the US government - sixties/hippies!

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In at most three words: why did the Americans get involved in Vietnam?

Slide 20 - Mind map

Détente and renewed tension
From 1962, Cuba Crisis, to 1979 there is less tenstion between the Superpowers.

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So what happens in 1979 (end of Détente)?
  1. Soviets attack Afghanistan
  2. Reagan elected as President of the US

 

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What does it tell you about Reagan that he helped to end the Détente?

Slide 23 - Mind map

WB 4.2: 1, 4, 5, 8, 11
WB 4.3: 1, 3, 6a, 7, 11

Slide 24 - Slide