SPECIFICATION INFORMATION:

•   AQA

  These webpages will address the second and third sections: 'Escalation of conflict in Vietnam' and 'Ending of conflict in Vietnam' of the Conflict and tension in Asia, 1950-1975 specification and the recommended Scheme of Work.

•   Pearson iGCSE

  These webpages will cover the content of the Historical Investigation A4: 'The Vietnam Conflict, 1945-75'.

•   Edexcel

  These webpages will cover the content of Key Topics 2 & 3 – 'US involvement in the Vietnam War, 1954-75' – of the Option 33: The USA, 1954-75: conflict at home and abroad specification.

  

Contents:

1.  The End of French Colonial Rule

2.  South Vietnam under Ngo Dinh Diem

3.  The U.S. Goes to War in Vietnam

 

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• How to STUDY this topic:
  • 1.   Start by reading some easy sources.  Get a grasp of the basic story.

    Make a list of key dates - leave space to add other dates you may discover during your studies. 

    It might be an idea to do this before you study this unit in class.

  • 2.   Work through the study sections above.  You can do this over time as you study the topics in lessons.

            Take advantage of some of the links to explore, more deeply, aspects of the topics which attract your interest.  Try to become ‘an expert’ on some issues.

  • 3.   When it is written, study the historiography webpage, to learn how historians have interpreted the War, and to consider what YOU think about the debates.
  • 4.   When it is written, plunder the Cascade webpage to help you write any essays you are given.