2. 5 mins – finish off spidergram from Monday’s lesson on US Military Tactics during the Vietnam War… use pages 358-359 Walsh US tactics in Vietnam 1965-1972 Bombing Chemical weapons Search & destroy 5 MINS End

3. The Strategic Hamlet Program 1961-1963 Why do you think the US helped the S. Vietnamese Gov move many S. Vietnamese peasants into fortified “hamlets” like this one? How would people have felt about this? End123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960

4. The 1961-63 “Strategic Hamlet Program” was a HUGE failure… S. Viet. peasants were very angry at being moved off their land and homes into fortified villages.. It has been estimated that membership of the Viet Cong in S. Vietnam GREW by 300% following the initiative! After 1963 the program was stopped…

5. Vietnam War tactics (US)

6. VC TACTICS IN THE VIETNAM WAR

7. The plan for today…. review US tactics in the Vietnam war look at our Homework Task for next week – due Mon 12 May design a Vietcong poster/leaflet to lower the morale of US soldiers describe and analyse the guerrilla tactics of the Viet Cong

8. Retreat when the enemy attacks; raid when the enemy camps; attack when the enemy tires; pursue when the enemy retreats The “rules” of guerrilla warfare Why did the N. Vietnamese use guerrilla tactics? What was the aim of these tactics? Do you know of any other wars where these tactics have been used? 2:001:591:581:571:561:551:541:531:521:511:501:491:481:471:461:451:441:431:421:411:401:391:381:371:361:351:341:331:321:311:301:291:281:271:261:251:241:231:221:211:201:191:181:171:161:151:141:131:121:111:101:091:081:071:061:051:041:031:021:011:000:590:580:570:560:550:540:530:520:510:500:490:480:470:460:450:440:430:420:410:400:390:380:370:360:350:340:330:320:310:300:290:280:270:260:250:240:230:220:210:200:190:180:170:160:150:140:130:120:110:100:090:080:070:060:050:040:030:020:01End

9. Vietnam War tactics (Vietnam)

10. 5 mins – read Walsh page 356 and write down 5- 6 bullets on key additional bits of information about the Viet Cong & their tactics 5 MINS End

11. The plan for today…. review US tactics in the Vietnam war look at our Homework Task for next week – due Mon 12 May design a Vietcong poster/leaflet to lower the morale of US soldiers describe and analyse the guerrilla tactics of the Viet Cong

12. 5 mins – design a poster or a leaflet to scare US soldiers and make them want to leave Vietnam… 5 MINS End

13. The plan for today…. review US tactics in the Vietnam war look at our Homework Task for next week – due Mon 12 May design a Vietcong poster/leaflet to lower the morale of US soldiers describe and analyse the guerrilla tactics of the Viet Cong

14. Review: imagine that you were a US solider in Vietnam? What would have most worried you about Viet Cong tactics? How would you have tried to stay alive?