Advanced American History
Tuesday -- Discussion of American strategy in Vietnam by reviewing primary sources, including excerpts from A Rumor of War by Phil Caputo.
Wednesday -- Viewing of 1968--The Year that Changed Everything.
Black Power protest by John Carlos and Tommie Smith at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City.
American History
Today, we are viewing 1968--The Year that Changed Everything. You should recognize how the war in Vietnam contributed to substantial divisions at home based on race, socioeconomics, age, etc. Many of these divisions are still present in American society today. Be prepared to discuss the ways in which the US was divided in 1968.
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