Mt. Carmel High School

 

Dien Bien Phu-22 min.

  1. What was Secretary of State Dulles’s rationale for supporting the French in 1953?

 

  1. Contrast the French battle strategy to the Viet Minh’s.

 

  1. Describe the French attitude towards the Vietnamese.

  

Land Mines- 1 min.

  1. Why did America begin to treat all Vietnamese as the enemy?

 

A Drafted Soldier’s Story- 6:40 min.

  1. What were Americans fighting for in Vietnam?

 

  1. How did American soldiers view the enemy?

 

  1. How did American soldiers view new American officers?

 

The Tet Offensive- 7:30 min.

  1. What was the Tet Offensive?

 

  1. How did the Vietminh change the nature of the Vietnam War with the Tet Offensive?

 

  1. How was the U.S. political/military brass message different from that of the T.V. images?

 

Walter Cronkite- 2:20 min.

  1. How did Walter Cronkite influence Americans’ perceptions of the war?