Unit 4: w 3 & 4
George Washington’s Farewell Advice Spanish American War League of Nations Neutrality Acts Liberal International Order World Bank United Nations NATO The Berlin Airlift The Truman Doctrine Korean War Pax Americana First Indochina War The Geneva Accords | Domino Theory Viet Cong Gulf of Tonkin Incident USS Maddox Gulf of Tonkin Resolution The Tet Offensive The Pentagon Papers Martin Luther King Muhammad Ali John Kerry Kent State Incident Anti Vietnam War Movement What was America’s stance toward involvement in the world in its first century? How did America navigate its dedication to isolation during World War I and World War II? What ultimately led America to reject its focus on isolation and begin to embrace a larger role in world affairs? How were new institutions like the World Bank and the United Nations meant to make the world more stable and peaceful? How did America demonstrate its new approach to world affairs in the years after the end of World War II? How and why was Vietnam split into two countries? Why did many American policy leaders see stopping the spread of communism in Vietnam as essential? How did events in the Gulf of Tonkin lead to a massive increase in the American presence in Vietnam? What was significant about the Tet Offensive? How was it both a victory and a defeat for America? How did the Anti Vietnam War movement evolve over time? How did the government engage with anti war protesters? What role did prominent Americans like Martin Luther King Jr., Muhammad Ali, and John Kerry play in the Anti Vietnam War movement? Lyndon Johnson Richard Nixon Peace with Honor Carrot and Stick Approach Vietnamization Paris Peace Accords Prisoners of War Fall of Saigon Walter Cronkite Senator William Fulbright Case Church Amendment Why did President Lyndon Johnson decide to not seek reelection in 1968? How did President Nixon change America’s involvement in the war in Vietnam? Why, ultimately, did America exit the Vietnam War? Why did American public opinion turn against the war in Vietnam? |