1. Topic: The USA and Containment in Asia
Learning Objective:
Key Terms
Containment
Domino effect
Massive retaliation
Brinkmanship
To analyse and explain how successful the US policy of containment was in Asia.
To understand the background to US involvement in Vietnam,
Learning Outcomes:
Grade 6
You can explain how successful the policy of containment was across a number of different areas in Asia.
Grade 4
You can describe the key events that take place between
Grade 5
You can identify how successful the policy of containment was in one area.

2. Activate: How successful was the policy of containment in Asia?
You are going to work in pairs to consider how successful the policy of containment was in Japan and Taiwan.
Partner A: Focus on Japan.
What were America’s aims in Japan?
Which objective was the most important for Japan and why?
How did the policy towards Japan change between the end of WWII and the outbreak of the Korean War? ( )
Was containment a success in Japan?
Partner B: Focus on Taiwan
How did the US policy towards Taiwan change after 1950?
Why did Eisenhower threaten to use atomic weapons against China?
What do Eisenhower’s policies of ‘massive retaliation’ and ‘brinkmanship’ mean?
Was containment a success in Taiwan?

3. Plenary

4. Topic: The USA and Containment in Asia
Learning Objective:
Key Terms
Containment
Domino effect
Massive retaliation
Brinkmanship
To analyse and explain how successful the US policy of containment was in Asia.
To understand the origins of the Vietnam War,
Learning Outcomes:
Grade 6
You can explain how successful the policy of containment was across a number of different areas in Asia.
Grade 4
You can describe the key events that take place between
Grade 5
You can identify how successful the policy of containment was in one area.

5. Activate: How did the USA become involved in Vietnam?
To understand the background to the Vietnam War before US involvement
Use this factsheet to research the origins of the Vietnam War.
Answer all questions on page 3.
Create a timeline of the origins of the Vietnam War. (page 5)

6. Plenary