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Novelinks

The Wednesday Wars: Concept Analysis

For Students 5th - 8th
The Wednesday Wars is the focus of this resource designed for first-time teachers of Gary Schmidt's Newbery Award winning novel. 
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iCivics

I Can’t Wear What?

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Can schools ban t-shirts picturing musical groups or bands? Your young citizens will find out with this resource, which includes a summary of a United States Supreme Court case from the 1960s about a similar dispute over learners wearing...
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Association for Library Service to Children

Summer Reading List Grades 6-8

For Teachers 6th - 8th
What better activity is there for summer than reading? Provide your pupils with 25 book ideas for their summer reading pursuits. A variety of different genres are represented on this list, and each book is paired with publication...
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Curated OER

Primary vs. Secondary Sources Notes

For Teachers 7th - 12th
What’s the difference between primary and secondary source materials? Here’s a handout, designed as a reference for learners, that does a good job of distinguishing between primary and secondary source materials and providing examples of...
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The History Place

The History Place:vietnam War the Johnson Administration

For Students 9th - 10th
Play by play account of the Vietnam War, starting with Johnson. Step by step, this account highlights the main actions taken by the Johnson administration and the results that follow. Covers 1965-1968.
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The History Place

The History Place: The Vietnam War: Seeds of the Conflict, 1945 1960

For Students 9th - 10th
This detailed chronology of the Vietnam War is part of a four-segment timeline on the conflict published by the History Place, a privately operated online publication. The site focuses on the events and decisions that eventually led to...
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois: A Vietnam War Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
This site houses a timeline of the events that took place before, during, and after the completion of the Vietnam war.
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History of American Wars

History of American Wars: Vietnam War Timeline: Causes

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed timeline showing the events leading up to and during the Vietnam War. Begins in 1802 with French involvement in Vietnam and continues up to the bombing of North Vietnam by the United States in 1965.
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History of American Wars

History of American Wars: Vietnam War Casualties

For Students 9th - 10th
Statistical data detailing the human toll of the Vietnam War. Lists casualties by country, race, state, gender, service component, grade, year, and more.
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History of American Wars

History of American Wars: Vietnam War Protests

For Students 9th - 10th
A timeline highlighting the protests between 1964 and 1972 against the Vietnam War, many involving students at universities.
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Other

Historycentral: The Events: A Chronology of Us Involvement in the Vietnam War

For Students 9th - 10th
A timeline from 1961 to 1969 of American involvement in the Vietnam War. Each entry links to a brief description of the event.
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Other

The United States of America: Vietnam War Commemoration

For Students 9th - 10th
Vietnam War 50th Commemoration interactive timeline chronicles events with photos and description.
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PBS

Pbs: Battlefield Vietnam: A Brief History

For Students 9th - 10th
Offers a history of the Vietnam.
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The History Place

The History Place: The Vietnam War America Commits

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The History Place provides a lengthy timeline, accented with many quotations, explaining how America came to be directly involved in Vietnam. This is a great site to check out on the subject.
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Other

The History of War: Battles, Sieges, and Treaties: Vietnam War

For Students 9th - 10th
A chronological listing of the battles of the Vietnam War beginning with the first time U.S. forces were involved in a major battle in 1962. The source for most of the entries is Wikipedia.
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PBS

Pbs: American Experience: Vietnam Weapons of War

For Students 9th - 10th
This informative site clearly describes what each side had in its arsenal of weapons during the Vietnam War.
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John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum

Jfk Presidential Library and Museum: The Cold War

For Students 9th - 10th
This site discusses the United States' struggle to halt the spread of Communism at the height of the Cold War.
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PBS

Pbs: American Experience: Vietnam Online

For Students 3rd - 8th
This PBS site offers a concise explanation of the major figures involved in the Vietnam conflict.
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Flow of History

Flow of History: The Height of the Cold War (1957 72)

For Students 9th - 10th
The events surrounding the Cold War at its very height are the focus. Text plus a colored graphic flowchart make the topic visually appealing and of interest to both students and educators.
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Digital History

Digital History: The War at Home

For Students 9th - 10th
By the middle of the 1960s, American public opinion was beginning to favor US withdrawal from the Vietnam War. After the Tet Offensive in 1968 and Nixon's secret bombings of Cambodia, the majority of Americans were calling for complete...
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US Department of State

U.s. Department of State: Decades of Change: 1960 1980

For Students 9th - 10th
Summary of the rise of cultural and ethnic pluralism that took place in America between 1960 -1980 causing major social change. Included were such movements as civil rights, women, Latino, Native-American, counterculture,...
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AllRefer

All Refer Reference: Vietnam: Escalation of the War

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes decisions by the Johnson administration to escalate US involvement in Vietnam. Examines increased troop levels and increased military aid to South Vietnam.
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Arlington Cemetery

Arlington National Cemetery: Creighton Williams Abrams, Jr.

For Students 9th - 10th
A general in the US Army, he supervised the closing stages of the Vietnam War. Williams instituted the program of "Vietnamization," which was designed to turn the running of the war over to the South Vietnamese.
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White Pine Pictures

White Pine Pictures:brothers From Vietnam, the Story of the Lais and the Bessais

For Students 9th - 10th
The Bessai family of Edmonton sponsored a Vietnamese family in 1979 after the Vietnam War ended, and helped them to settle into a new life in Canada. Their families became close friends. This site describes their story and gives...

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