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Cultural Bias in Picture Books: English 11 Vietnam War

Vietnam War

Vietnam War Montage: Fortunate Son

Over 480,000 U.S. troops participated in the Vietnam War.  As of 2012, over 58,000 casualties have been blamed on the war.  Some casualties occurred during the war itself, some many years later.  Mental and physical health issues continue to claim members of those troops today.  Below are resources to help you find information so you may better understand the effects Vietnam War had on society and individuals.

MPSD Destiny SSO

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Here's a useful  bibliography to Vietnam War books for this assnigment.

Badgerlink

Access to online information.  Magazines, books, newspapers, etc..

Recommended Databases in Badgerlink for this project:

  • Academic Search Premier
  • Ebsco Newspaper Source Plus
  • Ebsco Regional News
  • Lit Finder
  • Master File Premier
  • Science Reference Center

Primary Sources

Primary Sources are documents that were created at the time when the historica topic took place.  This includes letters, diaries, speeches, radio transcripts, photographs, or first hand accounts.  Try finding some Primary Source documents in the sources below.

 

General Vietnam War Information

This Is Vietnow General Information for Vietnam Vets.  Includes info on Agent Orange, PTSD, POW/MIA's, Homeless Vets, and Incarcerated Vets.

 

Subscription Databases

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  • CQ Researcher- provides award winning in-depth coverage of the most important issues of the day. Reports are written by experienced journalists, footnoted and professionally fact-checked. Full-length articles include an overview, historical background, chronology, pro/con feature, plus resources for additional research.
  • Discovery Education- provides video, audio, written accounts, and photos of the Vietnam War. 
  • Teen Health
  • Oxford Music Online
  • U.S. History in Context
  • World History in Context
  • Questia- online library and research tool for high school students. It has of thousands of digital titles including 83,000 full-text digital books, and 8 million articles

Citing Your Sources

Use Noodletools to create a works cited page as you find you resources!

Remember to use the DOI (Digital Object Identifier), the Permalink, or the Persistent Link when copying the link location. These can be found in the article itself (on the side of the article, top of the article, or at the bottom of the article.)  Do no use the web address located in the address bar.

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