History
Vietnam War
History DIscussion
Overview
This week we will use the first half of Logevall’s book to examine the circumstances and decisions facing Presidents Kennedy and Johnson between August 1963 and July 1964. We will look at how the international and domestic context affected how decisions were made regarding Vietnam.
Read Logevall according to the syllabus and answer one of the questions below.
1. Did Presidents Kennedy and Johnson differ in their views on Vietnam? Why or why not?
2. How did Johnson’s experiences as a politician affect his views on Vietnam? Did his views hinder or help him?
Historical research
Do you think historical research is important? Why or Why not?
What do you think is some of the most interesting content of this section?
How important was the edict of Frederick, II (c. 1240)?
What is the significance of the practice of pharmacy in the Middle East at this time?
Locate additional resources for the content of Week #1. Describe what you found.
What other relevant questions would you ask about this content?
Comparison of the murders killings
Compare the murders/killings in Poe’s “Cask of Amontillado” and Dubus’ “Killings”. Were any of them justified? Why or why not? In what ways could they have been avoided? Were they avoidable? Use direct quotes to support your answer. Can be anywhere from 300-500 words.
The Value of Oral History
Oral histories are one tool that historians use to understand the past. Go to the StoryCorps Animation websites and view a couple of the oral history animated videos. Then answer the following questions: Why is oral history important? What can be gained from oral history than is missing in other types of sources? Is this a valuable teaching tool? What are the problems that oral history might present? Which video(s) did you enjoy and why?
To receive full credit for this assignment your post must:
Address the questions asked in the paragraph above in at least a 300-word post and cite all outside sources appropriately
In your initial post, include at least one interesting question the readings raised for you
Reply to at least two of your classmates’ posts and attempt to answer their question (100 word posts minimum)
link to book https://openstax.org/books/us-history/pages/25-introduction
Link: StoryCorp Animations
https://storycorps.org/animation/
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The Value of Oral History
Oral histories are stories that living individuals tell about their past, or about the past of other people. Oral history is the telling and passing down of stories from one person to another. Oral history therefore teaches us what has changed in the past and what has stayed the same over time. Oral history also preserves for future generations a clear picture of who we are in the present and what we remember in the past.
What can be gained from oral history than is missing in other types of source is that eyewitnesses of the past are able to deliver authentic accounts of events in history. This first-hand information from the sources is the one available in oral history but absent in other sources. A good example is a grand parent Vietnam veteran narrating about the Vietnam war to a grandson.
Historical Assignment
Part II: Primary Source Analysis (choose 2)
Compare and contrast TWO of the following primary source excerpts from DIFFERENT chapters. Make sure to include all the basic elements of a primary source analysis such as author, date, historical context, audience, etc. Include a minimum of 1 quotation from each document. 2-3 pages, double-spaced.
Chapter 1: Rig Veda, Bible, Popul Vuh, Yoruba Creation Narrative
Chapter 3: Code of Manu
Chapter 4: Upanishads
Chapter 5: Zoroaster, Dhammapada (Buddha), Socrates
Chapter 6: Ptolemy V
Chapter 7: Dong Zhongshu, Cicero
Chapter 8: Ecclesiastical history (Socrates), Egeria
Chapter 9: Law of Adamnan, Song Ruoxin and song Ruozhao,
Chapter 11: Ibn al-Wardi, Florentine Chronicle, Al-Maqrizi
Note: no thesis is needed. You should analyze the two documents first, one after the other, and then provide a paragraph in which you compare similarities and differences.
for the first part, you choose 4 topics, then do a little analysis and show critical thinks. each topic should be