GCSE History Edexcel: Conflict Home & Abroad - Failure of Vietnamisation (Lesson 25)

This lesson specifically examines the factors which led to the failure of President Nixon’s policy of Vietnamisation. Students study the various factors to then help them answer a 12 mark ‘Explain why’ question. This lesson also includes an end of Unit 3 Blockbusters style quiz.

The lesson includes the following:
Slide 1: Title slide
Slide 2-3: Recap Activity - President Nixon Vietnamisation Bingo Game with instructions and teacher question sheet
Slide 4: Starter Task 1: Statistic Inference
Slide 5: Source Inference type question about the policy of Vietnamisation
Slide 6-7: Practice exam question - Explain why President Nixon’s policy of Vietnamisation failed in the years 1969-1975.
Slide 8: Class discussion slide
Slide 9-10: Printable tables and instructions for the students to learn the various factors that led to the failure
Slide 11: Practice Exam Question - Interpretation Difference
Slide 12: Follow Up Challenge Questions
Slide 13-14: Lesson Recap Quiz with answers revealed
Slide 15-16: Unit 3 recap Blockbusters style activity
Slide 17-18: Lesson Fact Sheets based on the Edexcel specification

I have included two fact sheets (one slightly differentiated) with the information needed for this part of the course which can be found on the final two slides. Therefore, no other resources are needed for the teaching of this lesson.

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