US Tactics in the Vietnam War - USA Conflict Home & Abroad - GCSE Edexcel - Lesson 22

This lesson examines the various tactics used by the US military in Vietnam including: Operation Rolling Thunder, Operation Ranch Hand, Search & Destroy and the use of ground troops.

The lesson includes:

• Slide 1: Title slide
• Slide 2: Lesson Key Questions
• Slide 3-4: Picturegram Recap of Vietcong tactics with answers revealed
• Slide 5: An overview of the problems of US tactics in Vietnam
• Slide 6: An overview of Operation Rolling Thunder
• Slide 7: An overview of Sending in Ground Troops
• Slide 8: An overview of Search & Destroy missions
• Slide 9-10: An overview of the use of Chemical Weapons and Operation Ranch Hand
• Slide 11: Table type activity for students to evaluate the success/effectiveness of each tactic.
• Slide 12: Lesson Worksheet (including source based questions)
• Slide 13-16: Practice Exam Question: Interpretation difference with student friendly answer sheets
• Slide 17: Follow Up Challenge Questions
• Slide 18-20: Learning Review: Key Term Match Up (with printable student version)
• Slide 21-25: Lesson fact sheets based on the Edexcel GCSE 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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