GCSE History Edexcel: Conflict Home & Abroad - US Tactics in Vietnam (Lesson 22)

This lesson examines the various tactics used by the US military in Vietnam including: Operation Rolling Thunder, Operation Ranch Hand, Search & Destroy and the use of ground troops.

The lesson includes:
Slide 1: Title slide
Slide 2: Lesson Key Questions
Slide 3-4: Picturegram Recap of Vietcong tactics with answers revealed
Slide 5: An overview of the problems of US tactics in Vietnam
Slide 6: An overview of Operation Rolling Thunder
Slide 7: An overview of Sending in Ground Troops
Slide 8: An overview of Search & Destroy missions
Slide 9-10: An overview of the use of Chemical Weapons and Operation Ranch Hand
Slide 11: Table type activity for students to evaluate the success/effectiveness of each tactic.
Slide 12: Lesson Worksheet (including source based questions)
Slide 13-16: Practice Exam Question: Interpretation difference with student friendly answer sheets
Slide 17: Follow Up Challenge Questions
Slide 18-20: Learning Review: Key Term Match Up (with printable student version)
Slide 21-25: Lesson fact sheets based on the Edexcel GCSE 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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