This video compiles much of the material covered in our study of Lyndon Johnson and the Vietnam War, 1963 to 1968.

Please bear in mind that there is a variety of sources - from photojournalism to statistical charts; some of the images are disturbing and graphic. There is also a number of political cartoons, from the period studied but also from the present day.

Questions...

The soundtrack is "The Star-Spangled Banner" played by Jimi Hendrix at the Woodstock Festival. What were the developments in popular culture during this period in the U.S.?

How fair is it to draw parallels between the Vietnam and Iraq Wars?

What reasons does Johnson give to justify U.S. involvement in Indochina? How does this differ from the record of a private phone conversation he had, the transcript of which is in your textbook?

From the point of view of an adherent to "Domino Theory", what were the next dominoes likely to fall?

Bombing missions were directed principally from where?

What were the disadvantages of the bombing, from the point of view of military strategy?

How could such disturbing examples of photojournalism as the ones we examined become so iconic? Is this the case in our time?

Is my selection of sources biased in any way?

What lessons can we learn from the Vietnam War?