Great Society | Vietnam War Unit | 6-Day Bundle | US History Lessons, Review, Test, Keys Included | American Studies

This 6-Day Unit Lesson Plan for US History students covers Lyndon B. Johnson’s Great Society agenda and U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War, including causes, escalation under LBJ, course of the war, Vietnamization under Richard Nixon, as well as outcome and impacts of the Vietnam War.

Days 1-4 consist of individual one-day lessons, Day 5 consists of a unit review, and Day 6 consists of a unit test, with all necessary materials included. Each daily lesson is thematic and all content has been carefully structured. For the complete list of lessons and all topics/events covered, see the end of this description.

This unit bundle is intended to be ready-to-use for any teacher regardless of their prior experience with the content. The unit is extremely content-rich and could easily be extended beyond 6 days if a teacher chooses to do so.

Bundle Contains (in downloadable .zip files):

• Daily Lesson Files (to be used during Days 1-4):
  • Each daily lesson .zip file includes a PowerPoint presentation, student guided notes, and a multiple-choice quiz. Keys are included.
  • Each lesson is ready-to-use with no prep required. All answer keys are included.
• Review & Test Files (to be used during Days 5-6):
  • Unit Study Guide and Scavenger Hunt Review Activity for interactive student engagement.
  • Unit Test with 20 multiple-choice questions, many of which include documents or visuals.
  • Full Unit Question Bank containing 24 multiple-choice questions (for test customization).
  • All answer keys are included for easy and efficient grading.

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Topics Covered By Lesson Include:

• Lyndon B. Johnson and the Great Society (1963-1969)
  • JFK Assassination, LBJ’s background and rise, the Great Society, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the Civil Rights Act of 1968, Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, new social welfare programs (including Job Corps, Head Start, Food Stamps, Medicare, Medicaid), overall impacts of LBJ’s Great Society
• The Vietnam War – Background, U.S. Entry and Escalation (1964-1967)
  • Background of Vietnam War, proxy war, Ho Chi Minh Trail, the Domino Theory, early U.S. involvement in Vietnam, the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, escalation of U.S. involvement in Vietnam, “Americanization”, the draft, the Viet Cong, tactics and weapons used by the US military, impacts of US tactics
• The Vietnam War – The Tet Offensive, the Anti-War Movement and the 1968 Election
  • Optimistic statements about the war by U.S. leaders, planned ceasefire during Tet 1968, the Tet Offensive, further escalation, the anti-war movement, influence of the Baby Boom generation on the anti-war movement, growth of the counterculture, election of Richard Nixon in 1968, political impacts of the Vietnam War
• The Vietnam War – Vietnamization and the End of the Vietnam War (1969-1975)
  • Richard Nixon’s Cold War beliefs, Vietnamization, My Lai Massacre, invasions of Cambodia and Laos, the Kent State University shootings, Pentagon Papers, 26th Amendment, Paris Peace Accords, War Powers Act, fall of Saigon, outcome and impacts of the Vietnam War

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Slides/Pages: 230 total (189 slides, 41 pages)

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Why Teachers Love This Resource:

• Huge savings — by purchasing this unit bundle, you save over 25% compared to buying each individual component.
• Comprehensive, No-Prep Unit—everything you need in terms of content for an entire unit of instruction.
• Ready-to-use materials—perfect for any teacher, experienced or new.
• Great for substitutes—all the materials are pre-formatted with answer keys provided.
• Ideal for virtual classrooms—easily adaptable for online teaching platforms.

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Copyright/Usage Statement:
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