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Truman and Vietnam | The Vietnam War | PBS LearningMedia
Truman was blamed by his political opponents for failing to contain Communism. He approved a $23 million aid program to the French in Vietnam—meaning the United States was no longer neutral.
NOTE: This video is part of a lesson plan titled Truman’s Decision to Aid the French.
https://nm.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/1f3e2f81-c703-441c-a42b-366ccba2274c/truman-and-vietnam-video-ken-burns-lynn-novick-the-vietnam-war/
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Truman Faces a Cold War | The Vietnam War | PBS LearningMedia
After Russia became a nuclear power, Communist forces seized control of China, and the British colonies of Burma and Malaya. Mao and the Soviet Union formally recognized Ho Chi Minh's insurgency, providing them with arms, equipment, and military training.
NOTE: This video is part of a lesson plan titled Truman’s Decision to Aid the French.
https://nm.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/c1b06ec8-7890-4d91-8df6-f96505e1fb27/truman-faces-a-cold-war-video-ken-burns-lynn-novick-the-vietnam-war/
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The US Becomes Further Involved in South Vietnam | The Vietnam War | PBS LearningMedia
In this lesson, students will view selected segments from Ken Burns & Lynn Novick: The Vietnam War and analyze how French withdrawal from Vietnam, and the pressures of the Cold War, increased America’s commitment to South Vietnam.
https://nm.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/e1fe036d-e9ee-4946-98ec-2b8e878a0288/united-states-becomes-further-involved-lesson-plan-ken-burns-lynn-novick-the-vietnam-war/
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US Involvement in Indochina | The Vietnam War | PBS LearningMedia
By 1954, US tax payers were paying for nearly 80% of France’s war in Vietnam because Eisenhower’s administration thought it was important in the fight against communism.
NOTE: This video is part of a lesson plan titled The US Becomes Further Involved in South Vietnam.
https://nm.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/45c681ef-d364-4851-9f64-7ecce19e3c79/us-involvement-in-indochina-video-ken-burns-lynn-novick-the-vietnam-war/
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Growing American Presence in Vietnam | The Vietnam War | PBS LearningMedia
In South Vietnam, President Kennedy felt he had to act. Advisors urged him to commit ground troops, but Kennedy refused. Instead, the President supported a new, flexible, way to confront and contain communism—"limited war."
NOTE: This video is part of a lesson plan titled Kennedy’s “Limited War” Campaign.
https://nm.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/7dabf981-5ca8-4a27-8b5d-9cf8e65c11ee/growing-american-presence-in-vietnam-video-ken-burns-lynn-novick-the-vietnam-war/
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Ngo Dinh Diem's Rise to Power | The Vietnam War | PBS LearningMedia
Learn how the United States hoped to encourage the creation of a democratic government in South Vietnam under the leadership of Ngo Dinh Diem, and the many challenges presented by this goal.
NOTE: This video is part of a lesson plan titled The US Becomes Further Involved in South Vietnam.
https://nm.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/a9751657-6140-4574-9e04-610e7d861d5a/ngo-dinh-diems-rise-to-power-video-ken-burns-lynn-novick-the-vietnam-war/
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Map of Partitioned Vietnam | The Vietnam War | PBS LearningMedia
Click the map to see how Vietnam was temporarily divided after the Geneva Conference Accords in 1954.
https://nm.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/855a1f36-fd40-400b-bc63-1ae80620132c/forces-that-fueled-the-war-map-the-vietnam-war/
