Unit Two: The Wars and their Impacts
Do Now:
1) Review: What were the reasons that the Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Iraq wars started?
2) Predict: As a citizen of the U.S. what factors and events would cause you to oppose a war that your country was fighting? (Note: This is a broad question and can be applied to practically any time period).
File:Unit 2 - Do Now Potential Answers.pdf
Task:
Below there are some potential graphic organizers that you may use for completing the lesson. These graphic organizers all focus on you organizing/evaluating evidence, and examining different viewpoints/perspectives about the Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Iraq wars.
*** Note that many of these resources mainly focus on the opposition to the wars, however in Unit 1 we went over the main causes of the wars. You may use this information to help provide justification for these wars. ***
Steps:
1) Select 2 resources from each section (Parts 1, 2, and 3)(You can use more if you would like).
2) For each section (Parts 1, 2 and 3) complete 1 graphic organizer (By the end you should have 3 in total, you may use the same organizer for each one, or a different one for each section)
3) Create a thread on the discussion board with your own opinion about these conflicts, respond to other students post. (See the "Conclusion/Discussion" section for further instructions.
Graphic Organizers:'
File:Unit 2 - Task Graphic Organizer 1.pdf
File:Unit 2 - Graphic Organizer 2.pdf
Part 1: Vietnam:
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2IcmLkuhG0 (You can start this video at the 9:40 mark)
Primary Source Readings: File:Vietnam - Primary Sources Anti War Movement.pdf
Images and Cartoons: File:Anti Vietnam Movement Primary Sources.pdf (Warning: Some of the images may disturbing to some people. If you feel you may be bothered by some of the images please use the other resources available.)
Part 2: Afghanistan:
Video: https://youtu.be/JAzWp4ZfHbg
Political Cartoons: File:Afghanistan Political Cartoons.pdf
Part 3: Iraq:
Video/Reading: http://americanhistory.about.com/od/warsanddiplomacy/fl/Reasons-for-the-Iraq-War.htm
Video: https://youtu.be/b_XRm0cU9lc
Iraq Resource 1: File:Iraq War Chart.pdf
Iraq Resource 2: File:Reasons against Iraq War.pdf
Primary Sources - Reasons for and Against Iraq:File:Perspectives of the Iraq War Primary Sources.pdf
Iraq War Political Cartoons: File:Iraq Politcal Cartoons.pdf
Conclusion/Discussion:
You will be responding to the question below in an online forum. (see link below)
Overall Discussion Questions:
- Out of Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Iraq, which wars do you feel were most and least justified?
- If you were alive during all of these wars, which ones would you be in favor of?...Which ones would you be opposed to?
- (Be sure to use at least 2 pieces of evidence from the class materials in units 1/2 as supporting information for your argument)
Steps:
1) Answer the questions in your response
2) Reply to at least 2 posts made by your classmates, stating whether you agree or disagree with their post. Use evidence to support your stances.
How to Post:
To create your own thread go to the "Unit 2 Discussion" Thread. Here you will see a "New Topic" button on the bottom right. Click this button to create a new thread for the page. (The picture on the right will also show you where this is located)
***Be sure to include your name in the title of your post***