Learning intentions
students are learning to...
- Identify the reasons why the New Zealand government was at first reluctant to send full scale support to Vietnam and the pressure it was put under by the USA.
Success criteria (How do students know they have achieved success?)
- Students will identify and explain the conflicted situation in which Keith Holyoake found himself and the pressures from both the USA and from within New Zealand which he had to reconcile
- Students are able to express, in the form a debate, the views of the US government and the views of a New Zealand protester with regard to New Zealand’s commitment to Vietnam
Relevant Film Archive On Disk footage (chapter title)
Revision quiz starter questions
- Name two previous wars mentioned on the video footage from the last lesson.(Korea, World War II)
- What was the average age of New Zealanders fighting in Vietnam?
Activity
Student Hand Out 2: New Zealand and the Vietnam War: The Decision
Activity
Students write a transcript of, or actually undertake, a debate which might have taken place on a current affairs programme between Barry Mitcalfe or president of the Federation of labour, Tom Skinner and Cabot Lodge.
