Vietnam War - Eisenhower's Containment - USA Conflict Home & Abroad - GCSE Edexcel - Lesson 18

This lesson helps students explain why Eisenhower and the USA had a greater involvement in Vietnam from 1954 to 1960. As a part of this, students are introduced to the ideas of the Ho Chi Minh Trail and growth of the Vietcong in South Vietnam.

Included in the lesson:

• Slide 1: Title slide
• Slide 2: Lesson Key Questions
• Slide 3-4: Previous Lesson Recap - A timeline task where students have to place key events in the correct chronological order.
• Slide 5-10: Animated and engaging background information about the US involvement in Vietnam including the explanation of the ‘Domino Theory’ , ‘Containment’ and ‘Limited War’.
• Slide 11: Optional Creative Poster Task instructions
• Slide 12: Question slide
• Slide 13: Printable question sheet
• Slide 14-15: Example 12 mark ‘Explain why’ question
• Slide 16: Example Inference exam question
• Slide 17-18: Lesson Review with answers included
• Slide 19-20: Two 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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