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10Humanities:TheVietnamWarsAssessmentforthisUnitconsistsofarangeoftasksandactivitiesthatdrawonthefollowingStandards:
HistoricalConceptsandSkills§ Chronology:sequencesignificanteventsinordertoanalysisofcause
andeffect;analyseandevaluatepatternsofchange.§ HistoricalSourcesasevidence:analyseandevaluatesources;analyse
differentperspectivesandtheirinfluences;evaluatehistoricalinterpretations(historians).
§ ContinuityandChange:Identifyandevaluatepatternsofchange.§ CauseandEffect:Analysethelong-termcauses,short-termtriggers
andeffectsofeventsanddevelopments.§ HistoricalSignificance:Evaluatethesignificanceofanevents,ideas,
individualsandplaces
HistoricalKnowledge:§ CausesoftheVietnamWarandreasonsforAustralia’sinvolvement.§ PerspectivesofAustraliansandothersduringtheWar.§ Significantevents,turningpointsandthenatureofwarfare.§ EffectsoftheVietnamWar,includingAustraliansociety.§ SignificanceoftheVietnamWartoAustralia’sinternational
relationshipsinthe20thCentury.
Clearandappropriatecommunication–written,visualandspoken–arevaluedinHumanities.Correctuseofresearchconventionsisencouraged.Task1:ContextActivityandInquiryQuestions
Viewthedocumentary‘AustraliaandtheVietnamWar’andcompletetheaccompanyingworksheet.Discussandbrainstormsome‘bigquestions’thatmightbeusedforanhistoricalstudyoftheVietnamWar.Task2:ReadingandNotes
Readthrough‘TheVietnamWars’textandusetheaccompanyingquestionstoguideyournote-taking.Completethe‘TimelineoftheVietnamWar’activity–seeseparatehandoutforthis.Furtherresourcesforresearch(documentariesandadditionalreadings)areavailableontheclasswebsite.Task3:ExtendedResponses(Option1)
ChooseandcompleteTHREEormoreExtendedResponsequestionsfromthetablebelow.Completeoneresponsefromeachcategory:Causes,Experiences,Significance.Remembertouseevidenceandperspectivestosupportyourresponse.
ChecktheAssessmentRubricforspecificdetails/adviceandconsultthe‘HowtoWriteanExtendedResponseGuide’(seeseparatehandout).
Causes ExperiencesandPerspectives Significance
1. Whataretheoriginsandlong-termcausesoftheVietnamWar?
2. WhywerecommunistmovementsinAsiaseenasathreatbytheAmericanandAustraliangovernmentsofthetime?
3. WhywasAustraliainvolvedintheVietnamWar?
4. HowdidthebeliefsandpoliciesoftheColdWarleadtotheescalationofconflictinVietnam?
5. Howdidtheinvolvementofothernationscontributeto
1. HowwerethepeopleofVietnamimpactedbytheconflict?
2. Howweresoldiersaffectedbytheconflict?
3. WhatroledidguerillawarfareplayintheVietnamWar?
4. WhydidopinionsoftheVietnamWarchange?ConsidertheAmericanandAustraliancontexts.
5. HowwerepeopleaffectedbyseeingtheVietnamWarontelevision?
1. WhatroledidONEofthefollowingleadersplayintheVietnamWar:RobertMenzies,HaroldHolt,DwightEisenhower,JohnFKennedy,LyndonBainesJohnson,RichardNixon,HoChiMinh,NgoDinhDiem,GeneralWilliamWestmoreland,GeneralVoNguyanGiaporanotherpersonnegotiatedwithyourteacher.
2. HowdidtheAustralianmilitaryapproachtheconflictinVietnamdifferentlycomparedtotheAmericanmilitary?
3. Explainwhyaparticularbattleoreventor
aninternationalconflictinVietnam?
6. HowdidcolonialismcreateconflictinVietnam?
7. HowdidtheactionsandideasoftheFrench-IndoCommunistPartycontributetotheVietnamWar?
8. HowdiddevelopmentsduringWWIIleadtofurtherconflictaftertheWar?
6. Howdidconscription(NationalService)impactAustralianviewsoftheVietnamWar?
7. Didthemoratoriumprotestschangepeople’smindsinregardstoVietnam?
8. Whatwerethelong-termimpactsoftheVietnamWaronitsreturnedveterans?
9. WhydotheVietnamesecalltheconflict‘theResistanceWaragainstAmerica’or‘theAmericanWar’?
developmentwasasignificantintheVietnamWar.Possibletopicsmightinclude:
BattleofDienBienPhu,OperationRollingThunder,GulfofTonkinIncident,HoChiMinhTrial,TetOffensive,MyLaiMassacre,BattleofLongTan,KentStateshootingsetc.
4. WhatwasthelegacyoftheVietnamWareraprotestmovements?
5. Whatculturalexpressions–music,art,literature–emergedfromtheWar?Whatideas/viewsdidtheseexpress?
YourExtendedResponsesmaybecompletedgraduallyandsubmittedoverthecourseoftheUnit.
Task3:HistoricalInquiry(Option2)
‘Seenbymanyasa‘blackandwhite’(straightforward)issueatthetime,theVietnamWarwasinfactaverycomplexconflict.’Researchandevaluatethisstatement.ConsidersomeofthetopicsfromtheExtendedResponsestoguideyourInquiry.Thismaybepresentedasaformalwrittenresponseorinanothermediumnegotiatedwithyourteacher.
ConsulttheAssessmentRubricforspecificdetails/advice.Task4:SourceAnalysis
1.Readalongwiththelyricsbelowasyoulistento‘IWasOnlyNineteen’.Indicateaspectsofthesongyouunderstandandterms/ideasyouareunsureabout.Discussyourannotationsandclarifythepointsyoudidn’tunderstand.Seetheclasswebsiteforresourcestoassistwiththis.2.ChooseFIVEormoredetailsfromthesongandbrieflyoutlinetheirmeaning.Referdirectlytothesourceinyourresponse(quoteit).3.AnalyzetheexperienceoftheVietnamWarforAustraliansoldiersasdepictedin‘IWasOnlyNineteen’.Useevidenceandperspectivestosupportyouranalysis.Thismaybeaformalwrittenresponseorthroughanothermediumnegotiatedwithyourteacher.
ConsulttheAssessmentRubricforspecificdetails/advice.JohnSchumannandRedgum,IWasOnlyNineteen-AWalkintheLightGreen(1983) MumandDadandDennysawthepassingoutparadeatPuckapunyal,(itwaslongmarchfromcadets).TheSixthBattalionwasthenexttotouranditwasmewhodrewthecard…WedidCanungraandShoalwaterbeforeweleft.AndTownsvillelinedthefootpathaswemarcheddowntothequay;Thisclippingfromthepapershowsusyoungandstrongandclean;Andthere’smeinmyslouchhat,withmySLRandgreens…Godhelpme,Iwasonlynineteen.FromVungTauridingChinookstothedustatNuiDat,I’dbeeninandoutofchoppersnowformonths.Butwemadeourtentsahome,VBandpin-upsonthelockers,andanAsianorangesunsetthroughthescrub.Andcanyoutellme,doctor,whyIstillcan’tgettosleep?
MickStoren-JohnSchumann'sbrother-in-lawandinspirationforthesong.
Andnighttime’sjustajungledarkandabarkingM16?Andwhat'sthisrashthatcomesandgoes,canyoutellmewhatitmeans?Godhelpme,Iwasonlynineteen.Afour-weekoperation,wheneachstepcouldmeanyourlastoneontwolegs:itwasawarwithinyourself.Butyouwouldn'tletyourmatesdown‘tiltheyhadyoudustedoff,soyouclosedyoureyesandthoughtaboutsomethingelse.Thensomeoneyelledout“Contact”,andtheblokebehindmeswore.Wehookedinthereforhours,thenaGodalmightyroar;Frankiekickedaminethedaythatmankindkickedthemoon:-Godhelpme,hewasgoinghomeinJune.IcanstillseeFrankie,drinkingtinniesintheGrandHotelonathirty-sixhourrec.leaveinVungTau.AndIcanstillhearFrankielyingscreaminginthejungle.‘Tillthemorphinecameandkilledthebloodyrow.AndtheAnzaclegendsdidn’tmentionmudandbloodandtears,andstoriesthatmyfathertoldmeneverseemedquiterealIcaughtsomepiecesinmybackthatIdidn'tevenfeel…Godhelpme,Iwasonlynineteen.Andcanyoutellme,doctor,whyIstillcan'tgettosleep?AndwhytheChannelSevenchopperchillsmetomyfeet?Andwhat'sthisrashthatcomesandgoes,canyoutellmewhatitmeans?Godhelpme,Iwasonlynineteen.Task5:Reflection
WhatdidyoulearnfromthisUnit?Sharetheseinsightswithanadultathomeandaskthemtocommentonyourinsights.Seeseparatehandoutforthis.FurtherResources
Arangeofdocumentaries,weblinksandothersupplementaryresourcesareavailableviatheclasswebsite.Makethemostoftheseforyourresearchandtoconsolidateyourknowledge!
FrankieHuntholdingaphotographofhisyoungerself.HuntwasbadlywoundedinVietnam.
JohnSchumann,MickStorenandFrankieHuntcelebratingthesuccessof'IWasOnly19'.
TheVietnamWar
Usingthismap,identifyandannotatekeydevelopmentsoftheVietnamWar.
Usingthismap,identifyandannotatekeydevelopmentsoftheVietnamWar.