1. USH2 Unit 4:Equality and Power
Lesson 4.5 = Anti-War protests and Watergate
USH2 Unit 4:Equality and Power

2. Credibility Gap

3. Essential Question
How did the Vietnam War and Watergate impact American society?

4. Activate What do you already know about the Cold War?
What do you know about the Korean and Vietnam Wars?
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5. Review- 5 amazing facts about Vietnam.

6. VIETNAM’S EFFECTS ON AMERICAN POLICY AND SOCIETY
MEDIA COVERAGE CONTRADICTED OPTIMISTIC STATEMENTS OF THE WHITEHOUSE = CREDIBILITY GAP
PRESS COVERAGE GAVE RISE TO A HUGE ANTIWAR MOVEMENT
HAWKS VS. DOVES
MANY YOUNG MEN BURNED THEIR DRAFT CARDS OR FLED TO CANADA
ANTI WAR PROTEST LEADS TO 26TH AMENDMENT

7. THE TURNING POINT
ON JANUARY 30, 1968, THE NVA AND THE VIETCONG LAUNCHED THE TET OFFENSIVE IN EVERY SINGLE CITY AND BASE IN SOUTH VIETNAM
THE ATTACK PROVED COMMUNIST FORCES WOULD NEVER STOP FIGHTING
AMERICANS GIVE UP HOPE THAT WAR COULD EVER BE WON
REALITY = VIETCONG WOULD NEVER BE AFFECTIVE AGAIN = POLITICAL DEFEAT BUT A MILITARY VICTORY

8. AP 1: Think Pair Share
How is the Tet Offensive considered a turning point regarding the war in Vietnam?

9. Richard Nixon and “Peace with Honor”
SHORTLY AFTER TAKING OFFICE, PRESIDENT NIXON MOVED TO END THE NATION’S INVOLVEMENT IN THE VIETNAM WAR. THE FINAL YEARS OF CONFLICT, HOWEVER, YIELDED MORE BLOODSHED AND TURMOIL, AS WELL AS GROWING CYNICISM IN THE MINDS OF AMERICANS ABOUT THE HONESTY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT.

10. PRESIDENT NIXON AND VIETNAM
NIXON ELECTED PRESIDENT IN
ANNOUNCES PLAN CALLED VIETNAMIZATION
LINKAGE = IMPROVE RELATIONS WITH USSR AND CHINA IN ORDER TO CONVINCE VIETNAM TO NEGOTIATE.
IN EARLY 1969 NIXON ORDERS BOMBING OF CAMBODIA. PUBLIC DOES NOT FIND OUT UNTIL 1970.
RESPONSE = WIDESPREAD PROTEST, AND CONGRESS WOULD REPEAL THE GULF OF TONKIN RESOLUTION

11. AP 2: 5 words

12. TURMOIL AT HOME CONTINUES
IN LATE 1969, THE “MASSACRE AT MY LAI” CONVINCED MANY THAT THE WAR WAS SENSELESS = BABY KILLERS
IN APRIL, 1970, NIXON ANNOUNCED THE INVASION OF CAMBODIA TO DESTROY VIET CONG BASES
UNIVERSITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY EXPLODED IN PROTEST = KENT STATE
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13. Turmoil at Home
IN 1969, THE STORY OF THE MY LAI MASSACRE BROKE IN NEWSPAPERS
BECOMES APPARENT THAT WIDESPREAD FAILURES OF MILITARY LEADERSHIP WERE TAKING PLACE IN VIETNAM
AMERICAN ACROSS THE COUNTRY BEGIN A NEW WAVE OF ANTI WAR PROTESTS
STUDENT DEATHS AT KENT STATE AND MISSISSIPPI DEEPEN THE ROOTS OF ANTI- ESTABLISHMENT MOVEMENTS

14. The Credibility Gap
PENTAGON PAPERS PUBLISHED BY NEW YORK TIMES REVEALED A SERIES OF LIES BY THE WHITEHOUSE AND CONGRESS = CREDIBILITY GAP
FINALLY, “CHRISTMAS BOMBINGS” OF 1972 AND LINKAGE FORCE THE N. VIETNAMESE TO NEGOTATIATE A PEACE
PARIS PEACE ACCORDS ESTABLISHED THE FOLLOWING TERMS:
US WITHDRAW ALL TROOPS AND PERSONNEL
US WOULD CONTRIBUTE TO RECONSTRUCTION
PRISONERS OF WAR WOULD BE RELEASED AND SENT HOME

15. AP 4: Turmoil at Home / Word Splash

16. The Legacy
IN 1975, SAIGON FALLS TO COMMUNISTS. RENAME HO CHI MINH CITY
SOUTH VIETNAM SURRENDERS
CONSEQUENCES:
WAR KILLED MILLIONS IN VIETNAM AND DESTROYED A BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY
MANY POW’S DID NOT RETURN HOME
AMERICANS BECAME DEMORALIZED AND LOST FAITH IN THEIR GOVERNMENT
AMERICA WOULD HAVE TO RE-EVALUATE FOREIGN POLICY
VETERANS WERE TREATED POOR
26TH AMENDMENT
1973, THE WAR POWERS RESOLUTION DECLARED THAT A PRESIDENT COULD ONLY COMMITT TROOPS TO A FOREIGN WAR FOR 60 DAYS BEFORE SEEKING CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL

17. AP
What is the Legacy of the Vietnam War?

18. The Counter Culture https://www.youtube.com/watc h?v=JecWJ_ndMBI
Many young people became disillusioned as a result of The Civil Rights movement and anger over the Vietnam War
These people began to challenge their parents traditional lives by using drugs, sex, and rock and roll to rebel against conformity
The movement was glamorized by Hollywood and the media
The reality was one of drug addiction, homelessness, and disease. True dat.

19. AP
How did the Counter Culture impact American Society?

20. Google Watergate

21. Watergate
The Watergate scandal was a major political scandal that occurred in the 1970s as a result of the June 17, 1972 break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C., and the Nixon administration's attempted cover-up of its involvement. When the conspiracy was discovered and investigated by the US Congress, the Nixon administration's resistance to its probes led to a constitutional crisis. The term Watergate has come to encompass an array of clandestine and often illegal activities undertaken by members of the Nixon administration. Those activities included "dirty tricks" such as bugging the offices of political opponents and people of whom Nixon or his officials were suspicious. Nixon and his close aides ordered harassment of activist groups and political figures, using the FBI, CIA, and the Internal Revenue Service. The scandal led to the discovery of multiple abuses of power by the Nixon administration, articles of impeachment, and the resignation of Richard Nixon, the President of the United States, on August 9, 1974—the only resignation of a U.S. president to date.

22. The Legacy of the Vietnam War and Watergate
Lack of faith in government and in the presidency.
Low point in regard to morale for our nation.
Power of the presidency will be curbed.

23. AP 4 :

24. Activity Create a Trifold presentation to include the following:
5 facts about the Vietnam War and picture /drawing that accurately depicts what we have learned.
5 facts about the Counter Culture and a picture / drawing
5 facts about Watergate and a picture / drawing

25. Learning Log
What impact did the Vietnam War and Watergate have on America?