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Student Site
Chapter 28: Vietnam and the Limits of
Power, 1961-1975
Links
Affirmative Action,
"The Washington Post's affirmative action coverage
page. This site features news stories and other information on
affirmative action, including congressional commentary, presidential
remarks and policies, coverage of the Sharon Taxman v. Piscataway Board
of Education case, and articles on California's Proposition 209."*
Affirmative Action Resource Center,
http://www.nationalcenter.org/AA.html
"The National Center for Public Policy Research's
page of affirmative action research materials and information. The four
sections of the page provide commentary, legislation, litigation, and
links on affirmative action in the United States. The commentary is
largely from news sources and political or policy groups and touches on a
variety of issues and perspectives in the debate over affirmative action
policies."*
Oglala Lakota Indian of Pine Ridge, South Dakota,
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~jamarcus
"A history of the people and culture of the Oglala
Lakota Indian of Pine Ridge, South Dakota, by students at the University
of Michigan. The site lists the milestone events in the history of the
Oglal Lokata people, such as the passage of the Dawes Act in 1887, or the
protests of the 1970s and 1980s at Wounded Knee, and the Bureau of Indian
Affairs Office in Washington, DC. The conclusion looks at the state of
the Oglala Indians today and what the future may hold for them."*
The Affirmative Action and Diversity Project,
http://aad.english.ucsb.edu/aa.html
"Collection of resources from the University of
California, Santa Barbara, on affirmative action policies and diversity
in the United States. Affirmative action has been a hotly debated policy
since the official introduction of the idea in President Johnson's 1965
"Executive Order 11246." This site explores the history of affirmative
action legislation and race relationships in America through important
government documents, essays, and links to other Web site resources."*
The Sixties Project,
http://lists.village.virginia.edu/sixties/
"A site that examines and documents the social
change of the 1960s. Created by scholars in cooperation with the
University of Virginia, the site contains a primary document collection,
an exhibit of memorabilia and images, and personal narratives provided by
visitors to the site. Special emphasis is given to civil rights, Vietnam,
and the student movement."*
The Space Race,
http://www.nasm.edu/galleries/gal114/spacerace/
"An exhibition considering the space race in its
Cold War context. Created by the National Air and Space Museum, the site
contains photographs, descriptions of space technologies, quotes from key
figures, and explanatory text. Materials can be navigated through the
table of contents or a gallery map."*
Vietnam Documents,
http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/vietnam.htm
"A collection of primary documents from Vietnam and
the United States. Edited by Professor Vincent Ferraro of Mount Holyoke
College, the site includes state papers and official correspondence from
1941 to the fall of Saigon. The collection is organized
chronologically."*
Vietnam Memories: Pictures from Vietnam,
http://www.watermargin.com/
A collection of Vietnam photographs taken by Neal
Ulevich, an Associated Press photographer stationed in Vietnam from 1970
to 1975. Created by Ulevich, the site includes images of soldiers, the
press, and local Vietnamese. It also contains political cartoons by a
Vietnamese cartoonist."*
* sv. "Links",
http://bedfordstmartins.com/tap/
Primary Documents
LBJ’s 31 March 1968 speech
War Powers Act of 1973
Maps and Photos
John F. Kennedy
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Nikita Khrushchev
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Robert S. McNamara
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General Maxwell Taylor
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Lyndon Johnson
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Barry Goldwater
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General William Westmoreland
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Abbie Hoffman
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Henry A. Kissinger
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