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(1) What were the main reasons that Americans supported the United States involvement in the Vietnam War?

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(2) What were the main arguments for and against bombing Vietnamese civilians during the war?

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(3) Did the events in South-East Asia between 1965-1975 support the idea of the 'Domino Theory'?

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(4) Do you agree that one of the major reasons why the NLF (Vietcong) gained control of South Vietnam was that the United States failed to gain the support of the Buddhist population?

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(5) Explore the view that what happened in Vietnam did not pose to real threat to the United States.

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(6) Does the evidence support the statement made by Captain Barbara Wilson that "accurate records on how many women were there, what decorations they earned, where they served - and most important - what after effects they have suffered - and continue to suffer - are nonexistent"?

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(7) Do you agree with the statement that "isolated atrocities committed by American soldiers produced torrents of outrage from anti-war critics and the news media while Communist atrocities were so common they received hardly any attention at all."

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(8) Explore the idea that the heavy bombing of North Vietnam was a military failure.

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(9) Does the evidence support the following statement made by a critic of the Vietnam War: "drug use was part of the combat scene; problems in the military included financial corruption, racism, low moral, theft, murder and suicide."

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(10) What role did the mass media play in supporting the anti-War movement?

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(11) Explain why Robert Taber called guerrilla warfare the "war of the flea".

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(12) Do you agree that the Tet Offensive was a victory for the National Liberation Front.

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(13) Explore the role that American women played in the Vietnam War.

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(14) Do you agree with the idea that the United States peace movement helped the NLF (Vietcong) gain control of South Vietnam.

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(15) Explain the statement: "in combat, there was no safety in the rear - there was no rear in Vietnam."

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(16) Explore the methods used by the peace movement to end the Vietnam War.

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(17) What were the arguments for and against using Agent Orange during the Vietnam War?

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(18) Explore the idea that Vietnamization would have been successful if it had been used five years earlier.

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(19) Compare the efforts made by Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard M. Nixon to end the Vietnam War?

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(20) Do you agree with the view that the NLF (Vietcong) was more a nationalist than a communist organisation.

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(21) Did the United States lose the Vietnam War?

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(22) Do you agree with the statement that: "G.I's returned to find respect for our troops hitting an all time low. The reaction of the American people to our military was despicable. It has taken years for many servicemen and women to get over it - and some have not."

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(23) Explain the behaviour of the man described by Joel Swerdlow at the opening of the 'Vietnam Veterans Memorial' in Washington: "After many beers, a veteran said he he had won the Medal of Honour but was afraid of how people would react. To the cheers of a crowded bar, he opened his suitcase, took out the medal with its blue ribbon, and put it on for the first time."

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