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FINAL
EXAM STUDY GUIDE
AMERICA
IN THE VIETNAM WAR ERA (HI346)
Instructor:
Dr. Randall Stephens, Fall 2005
syllabus
The final exam will consist of ten short
answer questions (4-5 sentences each, 50% of test grade) and one long essay
(50%). Be prepared to answer questions on any of the material covered
in class: the readings from your texts and from handouts, as well as lecture
content and film clips.
ESSAY QUESTION
You will receive one of three questions below on the essay section.
You will not know which one of the three will be on the exam, so study
for all of them. Some pointers: answer the question as directly and
clearly as possible. Be sure to address all the components of the
question. Remember to integrate the relevant reading and lecture
material to support your argument. Always avoid vague generalizations.
Refer to specific events, policies, groups, ideas and individuals in your
answers. A blue book will be provided for your longer essay.
Do not make any markings, outlines, or notes on scratch paper prior to
the exam.
1. In Rumor of War, Philip Caputo writes, “My mind shot
back a decade, to that day we had marched into Vietnam, swaggering, confident,
and full of idealism. We had believed
we were there for a high moral purpose. But somehow our idealism was
lost, our morals
corrupted, and the purpose forgotten.” (Caputo 345) Why did Caputo’s
outlook change so drastically during a relatively short period?
2. By almost any reckoning, 1968 was a pivotal year in American history.
Why was this such a critical time in the nation’s history? How did
that single year reflect some of the larger transformations at work in
the decade?
3. What are the chief legacies of the 1960s? How do some of the
tumultuous events and changes that took place in that decade still affect
Americans today?
TERMS, NAMES, EVENTS, IDEAS
Be prepared to provide a four to five sentence synopsis of any of the
items below. If you are familiar with the terms and names below,
it should help you considerably on the exam. Remember, it is best to know
the “who,” “what,” “where,” “when,” and “why” of these. The “why”
or the significance of any term or name is most important.
The Tonkin Gulf Resolution
Robert McNamara’s strategy in Vietnam
My Lai
The Tet Offensive
Historian George Lipsitz on the transformation of public space in the
1960s
The Summer of Love
The Berkeley Barb
Haight Ashbury
The Diggers
Timothy Leary
Paul Potter and the SDS
National Mobilization to End the War in Vietnam (MOBE)
The Weathermen
Abbey Hoffman
The Black Panther Party
The Stonewall Inn Riot
The Feminine Mystique
National Organization of Women (NOW)
“Redstockings Manifesto”
1968 Miss America Pageant
Eugene McCarthy’s “children’s crusade”
Robert F. Kennedy’s 1968 campaign
1968 Chicago Democratic convention
Richard Nixon’s “Law and Order” platform
Richard Nixon’s Vietnam strategy, “peace with honor”
Daniel Ellsberg
Historian David Burner on the fragmentation of liberalism
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