Year+12+historyclassics

__**Vietnam and the Conflict in Indo-China 1945 - 1975 **__

__**Websites and Documentaries**__
 * 1) New Zealand sent troops to fight in Vietnam too! Have a look at the [|NZ History site] to find out how and why New Zealand became involved in the media type="youtube" key="-lqdFBKGZzQ" height="315" width="560" align="right" Vietnam war.
 * 2) Protests against the Vietnam War didn’t just happen in the USA. Find out how NZ became involved in the protest movement at [|The Anti-Vietnam War Movement]
 * 3) A year by year timeline of important events in the conflict in Indo-China and the Vietnam War. Alongside other events that were occurring in America at the time. [|Timeline]
 * 4) Having trouble remembering all the names? Was it Vo Nguyen Giap or Pham Van Dong? Consult this quick who’s who of the Vietnam War…[|Who's who?]
 * 5) Ever wondered who exactly do they mean by “Charlie”? Find out what a Donut Dolly is, or what you would use a church key for. Have a look at this list of terms and acronyms used by American soldiers. You’ll be speaking G.I. (Government Issue) in no time! [|Soldier Speak]
 * 6) Have a look at some maps of the area, combined with brief explanations of some of the important places in the Vietnam War. [|Maps of the Vietnam War]media type="youtube" key="SQdHW-BJ3q4" height="315" width="420" align="right"
 * 7) Interested in atrocities that were committed by American soldiers in Vietnam? The [|War Remnants Museum]in Ho Chi Minh city shows exhibits relating to the Vietnam War such as photographs of the effects of Napalm bombing and deformed children and babies resulting from Agent Orange. There are even displays of forms of torture that were used.
 * 8) See some photographs from the museum itself. WARNING: some of these photos are graphic and may disturb. [|Museum images]
 * 9) This site contains colour photographs taken by combat photographers during the Vietnam War. Some stunning photos are shown in this “picture essay” Open the site and have a flick through the images. [|Picture essay]
 * 10) A documentary about the battle of Dien Bien Phu. [|Documentary]
 * 11) Want to find out more about what Vietnam is like today? Check out this Lonely Planet Guide [|Lonely Planet]
 * 12) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">A database of NZ veterans who served in the Vietnam War [|NZ Veterans]
 * 13) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Watch the footage opposite, of American tourists motorcycling down the Ho Chi Minh trail... gives you an idea for what the trail through the jungle was like. But think North Vietnamese on bicycles instead of Americans on motorbikes!
 * 14) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Browse through these [|Memories of NZ and the Vietnam War] to read some first hand recollections of what life was like for NZ soldiers in Vietnam
 * 15) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Wondering what Napalm is? find out more from [|wikipedia]
 * 16) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Find out what Agent Orange is and what its effects are [|HERE]


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