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G12: The Cold War and the Americas: Vietnam War
Cold War: 1945-1981
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The Cold War
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Rationale and Military Development
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Vietnam War
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Rationale and Development
Domestic Impact
International Response
End of the War
US Foreign Policy:Eisenhower
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Overview
Vietnam War: Overview
The VIETNAM WAR was the second-longest war in United States history.
Khan Academy: Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a prolonged military conflict that started as an anticolonial war against the French and evolved into a Cold War confrontation between international communism and free-market democracy.
Key Battles
Vietnam, unlike many other wars, was not a conflict defined by a series of pitched battles.
BBC Bitesize: Vietnam War
Rethinking What we Know about the Vietnam War
from the Zinn Project
PBS Learning: Vietnam War
large collection of primary source videos and lessons
Document Collections
National Archives: Vietnam War
DocsTeach: Vietnam War
Collection of PS documents and analysis guides
From the Databases
Was U.S. Military Intervention in Vietnam Justified?
Should the US use combat troops in Vietnam?
MyLai Massacre: Misguided Strategy of Isolated Action?
Graphic History
Who's who in the Vietnam War
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Vietnam War from the North Korean Perspective
The Vietnam War in 13 Minutes
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