This unit of work is delivered to year 9 in their first unit of the year. Also included on the ppt are expectations for the GCSE course ahead. The lesson covers: LO: To describe fear of Communism To explain the causes of the Vietnam War To evaluate the most important cause of the Vietnam War

LO: To describe US responses to the war in Vietnam To explain the different forms of protest to the war in Vietnam To evaluate the forms of protest to the Vietnam War

Content covered within the lesson: LO: To describe Guerrilla warfare To explain tactics used by the Vietcong To evaluate the success of Guerrilla warfare

LO: To describe tactics used by the US troops in Vietnam To explain the success of ‘Search and Destroy’ To evaluate interpretations of the ‘Search and Destroy tactics

During this lesson students explore Vietcong tunnels via an inference activity and then build their own tunnel systems using shoe boxes and other resources.

LO: To describe what happened at My Lai To explain the controversy surrounding My Lai To evaluate the impact of My Lai