Learning intentions
students are learning to...
- Students need to understand the term escalation.
- They need to understand the pressure being put on New Zealand to commit troops to Vietnam in increasing numbers.
- They will have an awareness of the difference between the New Zealand government’s official support for the war and Holyoake’s private reservations
Success criteria (How do students know they have achieved success?)
- Students are able to answer a series of simple questions and summarise the theories on New Zealand’s support as outlined in the documentary.
Students may be able to realistically show the USA’s propaganda objectives by explaining these in a group presentation
Relevant Film Archive On Disk footage (chapter title)
Revision quiz starter questions
- What was the name of the air base at which NZ troops are seen disembarking?
(Bien Hoa)
- In what season did the New Zealand troops first arrive in Vietnam?
(the dry season)
Activity
Student Handout 3: Escalation.
Activity
Optional Activity
In groups, choose 1 of the ‘psychological objectives’ which were part of the USA’s propaganda in trying to encourage New Zealanders to support the war as it escalated.
Summarise the objective and present to the class your group’s thoughts on why such an objective might be particularly effective.
Groups could present the objective, verbally, visually, in summary form or create a propaganda speech/ advertisement and then explain its significance.
