Dig deeper into the motivations and details of American involvement in the Korean and Vietnam Wars. This engaging video covers the events and profound effects of attempts made by the United States to prevent the spread of communism in Asia, highlighting the strengthening of executive power, Gulf of Tonkin incident, nature of jungle fighting, and increasing awareness on the home front of the war's happenings as a result of television.

Concepts

the gulf of tonkin incident

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Additional Tags

general macarthur, douglas macarthur, domino theory, gulf of tonkin, social studies

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Classroom Considerations

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Illustrates analysis of primary source quotation made by Ho Chi Minh
• In-depth overview of topic

Cons

• Skip initial third-party advertisement, which may contain inappropriate content

Common Core

SL.9-10.5 SL.11-12.5 RH.11-12.7