South Vietnam's Independence Day Celebrations, 1962. Department of Defense, U.S. 1962. Vietnam Era
Critical Thinking Questions:
 
 
  1. The background text states that this film "of South Vietnam's seventh Independence Day celebration, October 27, 1962, reveals much about the state of the fledgling republic." In your opinion, what does the film reveal?




  2. What had been America's involvement in South Vietnam, up to this point?




  3. After the French colonists left Vietnam, the peace accord called for elections in 1956 and unification of the divided country. As the elections approached, President Ngo Dinh Diem cancelled the elections, with American support. Why do you suppose he did this?




  4. What were the Cold War issues that played into the events taking place in the divided country of Vietnam?




  5. How do you think Americans back in the states viewed the assassination of President Ngo Dinh Diem, especially when two weeks later, U.S. President Kennedy was assassinated?
 
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