Vietnam War Intervie=
w
=
;
Your
“history” is someone else’s current event! Americans had a wide variety of pe=
rsonal
experiences and opinions during the conflict in Vietnam. Conduct an interview with someone =
who
was at least 12 years old and living in the United States from 1968. This person can be a neighbor, a p=
arent,
an aunt or uncle, grandparent, etc.
You may use the questions provided, or you may ask questions more
appropriate to your interviewee.
Write a paper summarizing the responses of the interviewee and concl=
ude
with one paragraph of your thoughts about the responses of the person you
interviewed.
=
;
- How old were you in 1968?
- What is your earliest memory of =
the
Vietnam War?
- Were you eligible to be drafted?=
If so, how did you feel about=
the
draft?
- How did your feelings about the =
war
evolve as the war continued- 1965- 1968-1973?
- How did your parents feel about =
the
war?
- How did your friends feel about =
the
war?
- Were you actively involved in ei=
ther
the fighting or the protesting- how?
- Do you remember any of the follo=
wing
events: The Tet Offensive, My
Lai, Kent
State, or the assassinations of Robert Kennedy or Martin Luther King, =
Jr.?
- Looking back, do you think our
involvement in =
Vietnam
was a mistake? Why or wh=
y not?