1. The Vietnam War Era 1954 - 1975 1

2. 20.1 Origins of the Vietnam War - Objectives - Describe the reasons that the United States helped the French fight the Vietnamese. Identify ways in which the United States opposed communism in Southeast Asia. Analyze how the United States increased its involvement in Vietnam. 2

3. Tennessee Curriculum Standard 20.1 EH9.3.1 Locate countries dominated/threatened by Communism. EH9.5.1 Identify areas associated with U.S. containment policies. EH9.9.2 Recognize U.S. Cold War foreign policies. EH9.11.2 Read and interpret Cold War documents. 3

4. Terms and People 20.1 Ho Chi Minh Domino Theory Dien Bien Phu S.E.A.T.O. Vietcong Gulf of Tonkin Resolution 4

5. Lecture 20.1 America and the War in Indochina America Opposes Communism in Vietnam Johnson Leads the Nation Into War 5

6. Formative Assessment 20.1 PHSchool.com Web Code= [nad] [1010] Social Studies Textbook Companion State (TN) Program (United States History) Reconstruction to the present (2008) Chapter 20 Assessments Section 1 Progress Monitoring (1-5) 6

7. 20.2 U.S. Involvement Grows - Objectives - Identify the factors that caused President Johnson to increase American Troop strength in Vietnam. Assess the nature of the war in Vietnam and the difficulties faced by both sides. Evaluate he effects of low morale in American troops and on the home front. 7

8. Tennessee Curriculum Standard 20.2 EH9.3.1 Locate countries dominated/threatened by communism. EH9.5.2 Identify areas associated with U.S. containment policies. EH9.2 Recognize U.S. Cold War foreign policies. 8

9. Terms and People 20.2 William Westmoreland Napalm Hawk Dove 9

10. Lecture 20.2 “Americanizing” the War Patriotism, Heroism, and Sinking Morale Doubt Grows on the Home Front 10

11. Formative Assessment 20.2 PHSchool.com Web Code= [nad] [1010] Social Studies Textbook Companion State (TN) Program (United States History) Reconstruction to the present (2008) Chapter 20 Assessments Section 2 Progress Monitoring (1-5) 11

12. 20.3 The War Divides America - Objectives - Describe the division within American society over the Vietnam War. Analyze the Tet Offensive and the American reaction to it. Summarize the factors that influence the outcome of he 1968 presidential election. 12

13. Tennessee Curriculum Standard 20.3 EH9.3.1 Located countries dominated/threatened by Communism. EH9.5.2 Identify areas associated with U.S. containment policies. EH9.6.2 Recognize domestic impact of Cold War on U.S. society. 13

14. Terms and People 20.3 Draftee S.D.S. “Credibility Gap” Tet Offensive Eugene McCarthy Robert Kennedy 14

15. Lecture 20.3 Antiwar Protests Increase Tet Offensive Is the Turning Point Violence Rocks 1968 Presidential Race 15

16. Formative Assessment 20.3 PHSchool.com Web Code= [nad] [1010] Social Studies Textbook Companion State (TN) Program (United States History) Reconstruction to the present (2008) Chapter 20 Assessments Section 3 Progress Monitoring (1-5) 16

17. 20.4 The War’s End and Impact - Objective - Assess Nixon’s new approach to the war, and explain why protests continued. Explain what led to the Paris Peace Accords and why South Vietnam eventually fell to the communists. Evaluate the impact of the Vietnam War on the United States. 17

18. Tennessee Curriculum Standard 20.4 EH9.5.2 Identify areas, associated with U.S. containment policies. EH9.6.2 Recognize domestic impact of Cold War on U.S. society. EH10.3.2 Use a timeline to identify U.S. post WWII involvement in Southeast Asia. 18

19. Terms and People 20.4 Vietnamization Kent State University My Lai Pentagon Papers Paris Peace Accords War Powers Act 19

20. Lecture 20.4 Nixon Starts the Pullout Troubles on the Home Front Intensify The War Finally Ends The Vietnam War Has a Lasting Impact 20

21. Formative Assessment 20.4 PHSchool.com Web Code= [nad] [1010] Social Studies Textbook Companion State (TN) Program (United States History) Reconstruction to the present (2008) Chapter 20 Assessments Section 4 Progress Monitoring (1-5) 21

22. 20.5 Nixon and the Cold War - Objectives - Explain the thinking behind Richard Nixon’s foreign policy. Define Nixon’s foreign policy toward China and the Soviet Union. 22

23. Tennessee Curriculum Standard 20.5 EH9.9.2 Recognize U.S. Cold War foreign policies. EH9.11.2 Read and interpret Cold War documents. 23

24. Terms and People 20.5 Henry Kissinger Realpolitik Zhou Enlai Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty Detente 24

25. Lecture 20.5 Nixon Redefines American Foreign Policy Playing the China Card Détente With the Soviet Union 25

26. Formative Assessment 20.5 PHSchool.com Web Code= [nad] [1010] Social Studies Textbook Companion State (TN) Program (United States History) Reconstruction to the present (2008) Chapter 20 Assessments Section 5 Progress Monitoring (1-5) 26

27. Summative Assessment Chapter 20 PHSchool.com Web Code= [nad] [1010] Social Studies Textbook Companion State (TN) Program (United States History) Reconstruction to the present (2008) Chapter 20 Assessments Chapter Progress Monitoring (1-20) 27