Causes of the Vietnam War: video questions, differentiated.

Please ensure you can access the video before you get this resource. A very detailed and accessible analysis of the USA’s incremental escalation of their involvement in Vietnam. Using archive footage and a variety of primary sources (all cited fully), this engaging film covers: The Second Indochina War: “The Vietnam War”. Covering: settlement of First Indochina War. Eisenhower’s “nation-building” in the south. Gen. Ridgeway opposes US involvement and Diem. Rural discontent with Diem regime. “Landlords” murdered in the North. NLF (Viet Cong) formed, successful engagements. JFK elected, appoints “Wise Men” inc. McNamara. Increased US intervention. MACV and Strategic Hamlets. Ap Bac. Religious tension in Saigon. Thich Quang Duc. Diem assassinated. JFK assassinated. 1964 US election. Westmoreland sent to Vietnam. OPLAN and DESOTO activity. Gulf of Tonkin Incident, and Resolution. Bombardment of Laos. Operation Rolling Thunder. Further support from USSR and PRC. US continues to escalate, believing they must win.

Find the film on YouTube by searching the Real Time History Channel for “Why Did the Vietnam War Break Out? (4K Vietnam War Documentary)”. My link omits a 2-min trailer at the end, the film will stop straight after my sheet’s final question if you use my embedded link.

15 questions for the 28-min film (not inc. the omitted 2-min trailer). Differentiated! Both versions look very similar, but “B” version has subtle clues. Questions right up to the end (of my embedded link), no slack time! Excellent subtitles, scripted, not auto-generated. Answer sheet. Very easy to mark. .doc & .pdf for all files.

And while you’re at it, have a look at Vietnam War Bingo here.
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12762137