Rebuilding Japan, Communism, Korean War, and Vietnam War!
Rebuilding Japan… On a piece of paper answer the following questions: 1.What was Japan’s involvement in World WarII? 2.What did Japan do to the US during WWII? 3.What did the US do to Japan during WWII? 4.After WWII ended, WHY did we help Japan rebuild? 5. What did we do to help them specifically?
What is… Communism??? Let’s discuss the following questions as a class……… Why does Communism seem like such a good thing but NEVER works to the benefit of every person????? Why was the US so afraid of communism in the 1950’s & 1960’s?
The USA’s Fear of Communism led to what TWO events?….. KOREAN WAR ( ) and VIETNAM WAR ( ) Issues surrounding the Vietnam War: Domino Theory and Ho Chi Minh
From the topics below pick ONE that you strongly believe made the USA lose the Vietnam War. You need to write your name at the top of your paper and the topic you choose. Then write one or two paragraphs explaining WHY you believe the topic you chose caused the USA to be unsuccessful in the Vietnam War. THE USA LOST THE VIETNAM WAR FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: 1.NO SUPPORT AT HOME 2. DIDN’T KNOW THE GEOGRAPHY 3. COMMUNIST USED GUERILLA WAR TACTICS 4. SOUTH VIETNAM DID NOT COMPLETELY SUPPORT USA 5. DRAFT (MANY PEOPLE WERE FORCED TO FIGHT IN THE WAR AGAINST THEIR WILL)!