Truman Doctrine Webquest

    Please answer the following questions

    1. Read Kennan’s telegram from Moscow

    IN YOUR OWN WORDS!! PLEASE, NO QUOTES!!

    Contextualize this document, what is the larger historical picture, when was this document

    written? What is going on in the world at this point in time? What is his basic message?

    What does Kennan propose to deal with the threat from Soviet expansion (page 8)?

    2. Read the Truman Doctrine speech to Congress, March 1947

    Contextualize this document, what is the larger historical picture, when was this document

    written? What is going on in Greece at this time that is concerning the President? What

    does he suggest? How would this speech be used by later presidents? How does his

    proposal relate to our actions in Vietnam?

    3. Read Eisenhower’s letter to Diem

    Contextualize this document, what is the larger historical picture, when was this document

    written? What is going on in Asia at this point in time? What was the purpose of

    Eisenhower’s support for Diem? How does Eisenhower’s letter relate to the Truman

    Doctrine?

    4. Read Kennedy’s letter to Diem

    Contextualize this document, what is the larger historical picture, when was this document

    written? How does Kennedy’s letter differ from Eisenhower’s letter? How does Kennedy’s

    letter reflect the message from Truman’s speech?

    5. Read President Johnson’s message to Congress

    Contextualize this document, what is the larger historical picture, when was this document

    written? Why did Johnson believe the U.S. should become more involved in the war? How

    does Johnson’s letter relate to the Truman and Containment Doctrine?

    6. Read “The Vietnam war and Vietnam”

    Contextualize this document, what is the larger historical picture, when was this document

    written? Why wasn’t Diem an effective leader? It’s there. Read, you’ll see it. How would

    this impact the U.S. efforts to contain communism in Vietnam?

    Who does the author of the piece, Nguyen Ba Chung, believe the U.S. aligned them selves

    with during the war? Why did he believe this was problematic?

    After you finish responding to these questions, meet with your group and discuss the following

    questions:

     

    What can you say about the involvement of the U.S. in Vietnam from Eisenhower through

    How does each president apply the Truman and Containment Doctrines?

    What do these primary sources tell you about U.S. involvement in Vietnam and the impact
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