Created by Mr Johnson DVD Chapter List 1

Created by Mr. Johnson DVD Chapter List 1) “The One Great Power” (7: 40) 2) “The Communist Conspiracy” (10: 38) 3) “The Ultimate in Aviation” (7: 54) 4) “The Tree of Liberty” (10: 16) 5) “The Enemy” (8: 21) 6) “Number One” (10: 38) – skip this chapter 7) “War Profiteering” (7: 05)) 8) The Tet Offensive (10: 10) 9) “The Wrong Side” (10: 32) 10)“The Price You Pay” (12: 50) 11)“Life is Cheap in the Orient” (11: 55) 12)Credits (3: 53)

Hearts & Minds Movie Guide Domino Theory The domino theory is an extension of the policy of ________, which sought to stop the spread of ________. The domino theory predicted that if ________ “fell, ” communism would creep into the neighboring countries of _______, _______ and ________. Foreign Influence in Vietnam Briefly describe the roles of these nations in Vietnamese history. China – France – Japan – France, again – United States Truman – Eisenhower – Kennedy – Vietnamization Johnson – What was the policy of Vietnamization? Would you characterize it as a success or failure? Explain. Nixon – Role of the Media Effect on U. S. Politics & Society Why was the Vietnam War called the “living room war”? Do you think the U. S. media played a positive or negative role in the war? How did the war affect American presidential politics? How did it affect different sectors of society? Classroom Discussion Question Based on your reading from the textbook, the viewing of the film, and your analysis of the selected quotes on the back of this page, which phrase would you use to characterize the Vietnam War? • A just war to stop communist aggression • A well-intentioned mistake in U. S. foreign policy • A war that was lost by weak politicians, not the generals • A war of American imperialism

Hearts & Minds Quotes Daniel Ellsberg (#2) Choose four quotes below: one pro-war statement, one anti-war statement, one neutral statement, and one statement of any kind. For each of the quotes, identify the speaker’s relationship to the war and then give your interpretation or opinion of the quote. “A war in which one side is entirely financed and equipped and supported by foreigners is not a civil war. The only foreigners in that country were the foreigners we financed in the first part of the war, and the foreigners we were in the second half of the war… The question used to be, ‘Might it be possible we were on the wrong side in the Vietnamese War? ’ But we weren’t on the wrong side. We are the wrong side. ” George Coker William Westmoreland (#2) “There was just one thing, one small word, that allowed myself and my buddies to stay alive those many years. That one thing was faith. Faith in my family, my God, and my country… I could remember my coach saying, ‘When the going gets tough, the tough get going, because winners never quit and quitters never win’… If necessary, I am ready to go back. ” Quote Responses Lyndon B. Johnson “So we must be ready to fight in Vietnam, but the ultimate victory will depend upon the hearts and the minds of the people who actually live out there. ” Daniel Ellsberg (#1) “Truman lied… Eisenhower lied… Kennedy lied… Johnson, of course, lied and lied… Nixon, as we now know, misled and lied…” William Westmoreland (#1) “The enemy was on the ropes after the Tet Offensive was over. And it’s like two boxers in the ring. One boxer has the other boxer on the ropes, but the man who is about to be the victor has his second throw in the towel. ” Anonymous Truck Driver “I know very little about it over there, I’ll tell ya. And the less I know, the better off I’ll be. I don’t even know who we’re fighting for over there, to be real honest with you. I think we’re fighting for the North Vietnamese, ain’t we? ” David Emerson “I came up in a tradition where military service was – in World War II there was no question everybody was part of it. There was not the kind of dissension and so forth that there has been surrounding the Vietnam thing. But I think that most of the people of this country are too busy to get involved deeply in the kind of things that the dissenters do. ” William Marshall “You let us all go off to war and said, ‘Yay, team. Fight in Vietnam, ’ and all this kind of [expletive] in 1965 through 1968. Now 1968 comes along and, ‘Boo, team. Come on home, ’ and all this [expletive], you know, and ‘don’t say nothin’ about it… cause it’s upsetting around dinnertime…’ You don’t wanna hear about it? I’ll tell you every day. Make you sit down and puke on your dinner, you dig? . . . You wanna forget about it so somebody else can go do it somewhere else. ” Randy Floyd “During the missions, after the missions, the result of what I was doing… never really dawned on me. We as Americans have never experienced that. But I look at my children now and I don’t know what would happen if – what I would think if someone napalmed them. ” “The Oriental doesn’t put the same high price on human life as does the westerner. Life is plentiful, life is cheap in the Orient. ” Quote 1: Pro-War Speaker name: ___________________ Role: _______________________ Response: ___________________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Quote 2: Anti-War Speaker name: ___________________ Role: _______________________ Response: ___________________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Quote 3: Neutral Speaker name: ___________________ Role: _______________________ Response: ___________________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Quote 4: Your Choice Speaker name: ___________________ Role: _______________________ Response: ___________________________________________________ _______________________________________________

Comparing Wars: Vietnam & Iraq Vietnam War (1945 -1975) U. S. Role Prior to War Strategic/ Economic Interest Theory Behind War Resolution U. S. Allies in the War Course of the War Controversies How Does the War End? Iraq War (2003 -2011)