This 9 day "Glimpse of Vietnam" tour will be of particular interest to history students as it offers them the opportunity to see at first hand some of the locations of the events which occurred between November 1955 and April 1975 and which are now remembered as the Vietnam War. The site of some of the most significant events of the 20th century, the Vietnamese have weathered war after war, survived colonialism and communism, and are now getting to grips with capitalism.
Subject Focus:
- KS 3-5 The Vietnam War 1955 - 1975
- KS 3-5 How the Americans became involved
- KS 3-5 The Vietcong and guerilla tactics
- KS 3-5 Ho Chi Minh & Communism
- KS 3-5 Ngo Dinh Diem and the south
- KS 3-5 US bombing raids
- KS 3-5 Documentation of the war
- KS 3-5 Vietnam post 1975
Student Outcomes:
- Learn why the US became involved in the Vietnam War
- Discover why the Vietcong's tactics were so effective
- Study the architecture and European influences left over from French colonialism
- Gain first-hand experience of how the Vietnamese people recovered from the war
- Travel to Asia and find out more about the culture, people and landscapes of Vietnam
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