Unwinnable+War?

=**Is There Such a Thing as an Unwinnable War?**= Assessment: Enquiry into the Tet Offensive
 * Area of Interaction: Health and Social Education

Why do countries go to war? In the War on Terror, when can the USA say they have won? In the War on Drugs, when can the USA say they have won? In the War in Vietnam, why did the USA go into war, and was it always unwinnable?

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Homework Task: Blog Analysis

Comparing Afghanistan to Vietnam Hillary Clintons views **

This powerpoint is a rough guide to the main points of the war
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 * First Section Deals With the Policies of Trumen, Eisenhower, JF Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson up to the major turning point in the war in 1968.

Tasks: Read Background Information Sheets 1 and 2 and complete Focus Tasks 1-5

Resources: Brilliant Google Earth .kmz file that links to all major US instalments in Vietnam - check it out or preview on Google Maps** Note here that the USA did not actually officially declare war on Vietnam - the nearest they got to this was the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. We will take this as the cut off point for this essay. However you will need to introduce the different stages of Americas involvement up to this time. **Why** and **How** are needed here.
 * First Essay: How And Why did America Enter into a war with Vietnam.**

Note on plagiarism: I will test for this and any plagiarised work will mean that you will have to do this in timed conditions in an after school detention.//
 * Date in:** //Monday May 2nd. - Expected length - at least 1000 words.

What Were the Tactics Used by Both Sides
Girls - The Vietcong ? "How successful were the tactics of the Vietcong?" Boys - The USA ? "How successful were the tactics of the USA and South Vietnamese forces?"


 * Task 1:** Fill in the sheet on tactics and reasons using the sheets provided
 * Task 2:** Research as a group and fill in the second sheet looking for evidence and quotations to back up your answer.


 * Prepare this properly as it will be an essay in the exam.!**