March 26-27, 2015

Learning Targets:
I can list the reasons for U.S involvement in the Vietnam War
I can explain why Americans were protesting the Vietnam War
I can describe at least 3 important moments in the Vietnam War


Daily Question:
It is clear that the main element of any United States policy toward the Soviet Union must be that of a long-term, patient but firm and vigilant containment of Russian expansive tendencies…It is clear that the United States cannot expect in the foreseeable future to enjoy political intimacy with the Soviet regime. It must continue to regard the Soviet Union as a rival, not a partner, in the political arena. It must continue to expect that Soviet policies will reflect no abstract love of peace and stability, no real faith in the possibility of a permanent happy coexistence of the Socialist and capitalist worlds, but rather a cautious, persistent pressure toward the disruption and weakening of all rival influence and rival power.
- MR. X (George F. Kennan), State Department professional, “The Sources of Soviet Conduct,” Foreign Affairs, July 1947

Which one of the following best reflected the policies advocated in the above excerpt?
a. The proposal to militarily roll back Communism in Eastern Europe
b. General MacArthur’s criticism of the concept of limited wars
c. The Truman Doctrine of aid to Greece and Turkey
d. George Marshall’s negotiations to end the Chinese Civil War

Agenda:

Daily Question

Vietnam Lecture