What Should Our Students Know about Vietnam?.

Burson, George

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Publication Date: 1988

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What Should Our Students Know about Vietnam?

Burson, George

OAH Magazine of History, v3 n3-4 p10-12 Sum-Fall 1988

Analyzes four concepts contributing to U.S. involvement in Vietnam: (1) security; (2) ideology; (3) economics; and (4) domestic political considerations. Examines reasons why the United States lost the war; reviews combat conditions; and discusses the public attitudes toward the war. (LS)

Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Economic Factors, History Instruction, Ideology, National Security, Political Influences, Public Opinion, Secondary Education, Social Studies, United States History, War

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher

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