Welcome
to Unit 3 of The Vietnam War
Nationbuilding, 1954-1960
To
complete the third unit in this class you need to do six things:
2. Book Review Due. Le Ly Hayslip, When Heaven and Earth Changed Places.
Your review should have a subject block that
includes the title of the book, the author's name, the publisher, and the year published.
The review should be approximately 400-750 words in length (2-3 pages typed
double-spaced). Your review should focus on the message/theme and purpose of the book.
What is the author attempting to communicate? How does the book help you understand the
war? Also, be sure to provide a critique. Do not just recount the book chapter by chapter.
ANALYZE THE BOOK. Email me your review
bhaulman@greenriver.edu
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3. Visit the Link of the Week by clicking on this
link - CNN The Cold War -
Vietnam 1954-1968
Browse through
the site and find something interesting about this period of Vietnam's Nationbuilding
that
is new to you and that you think is significant. Then email me a short summary of
what you discovered. (Short means 150-250 words or about 1/2 to 1 page typed
double-spaced)
Click on this
link to email me bhaulman@greenriver.edu
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4. Read the Weekly Briefing -"Nationbuilding,
1954-1960"
Click on this link to go to
the Weekly Briefing
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Bao Dai Emperor of Annam © La Republique |
5. Submit your
Response to the Weekly Briefing for this week. Your response should be a short
paragraph, about 150 words.Click on this link to email me your responses.
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Briefing Questions
1. Why does President Eisenhower warn against the Military Industrial Complex?
Is his warning justified?
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6. Post a comment about why the United States effort in Nationbuilding, 1954-1960,
was not as successful as hoped on the Discussion
Board in the left hand Navigation Bar. You may want to
read through other student's comments for insights for writing your
Discussion Web Posting.
Click on the Discussion Board in the left hand Navigation Bar.
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These assignments
conclude the third unit of this class.
© Bruce E. Haulman 2007
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