The Vietnam War DBQ

Students will analyze 17 documents (6 are images), answer 17 historical context questions, complete a sorting chart, and write a DBQ essay about the Vietnam War. There are 12 prompts for students to choose from (one allows for the class or teacher to make one of their own). Due to the nature of the topic and the breadth of information available, there is a page of bonus documents to assist students with some of the prompts. The answers are included where appropriate and the initial analysis part would be great for a sub!  ***Some of the sourcing is generalized so that students have to place it in the historical context/event themselves.***

Sample questions include:
--Summarize a key cause and effect of Document 1. 
--Who/what was the silent majority and explain their relevance within Document 4.
--Rewrite Document 8 in your own words to demonstrate understanding. 
--What accounted for the rise in events and sentiments such as depicted in Document 10?
--Describe the historical context of Document 12.
--Does Document 17 support the continued war effort, why or why not?

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