Chapter 6 Section 7 Us History Honors Flvs

06.07 Disillusionment: Assignment

Question: Explain how events such as the Vietnam War and Watergate affected the American public’s opinion of the U.S government.

Part I: Read the question above and write down what you think the question is asking in your own words.

I think that this question is asking for the American public perception of the US government and their elected officials during both of these events. Both the Vietnam War and Watergate events had big impacts on American society. For example, the Vietnam War was the first war to be televised in color. But a lot of the baby boom generation were either in the war or against the war. The Watergate event made Americans feel let down because of the mistrust in the US government.

Part II: Use an Internet search engine (such as Google, Yahoo or Bing) to find sources that would help you answer the question. Try to use the advanced search option to limit the number of results. 

* You must choose four sources to complete this portion of the assignment.

* Two on Watergate

* Two on the Vietnam War

* You must have at least two different types of sources. Your sources could include a news or magazine article, a topic website, an online encyclopedia, or video.

* Submit the following information:

* What search engine did you use?

* What words did you type into the search engine to get your results?

* What sources did you choose? Provide the web address and title of each source.

Vietnam:

1) Search Engine: Bing

2) Words used: “What were the effects of media during the Vietnam War”

3) Title of source: The Effects of the Vietnam War

4) Type of source: Topic Website

5) Web address: http://www.cyberlearning-world.com/nhhs/html3/vet.htm

1) Search Engine: Bing

2) Words used: “Vietnam War”

3) Title of Source: Vietnam War

4) Type of Source: Online Encyclopedia

5) Web address:...