westmoreland

== =General William Westmoreland=


 * Directions**: Use the following questions and resources to learn more about your individual. Take careful notes; you may not simply cut and paste from the Internet into your notes. Keep careful track of your sources for your Works Cited. Based on your research, you will create a profile of your individual to share with the class. This profile should provide basic background information on your individual //and// provide an overview of his/her stance on our main questions: where is the U.S. headed from here? what are the primary issues/concerns facing our nation? how would deal with these issues and concerns?


 * Questions to consider:**
 * Why did Westmoreland and other supporters of the Vietnam War in 1965 think this conflict was vital to the security and interests of the United States?
 * Why did he believe it was necessary to commit large numbers of American troops to the conflict?
 * How did the conflict change between February 1965 and March 1968? What were the high points and low points for the United States?
 * How did American opinion of the war change during that period? What impact did the Tet offensive have on support for the war? What impact did the growing anti war movement have on support for the war?
 * What were the inherent difficulties of trying to win a war such as Vietnam? a guerrilla war?


 * Resources**
 * CNN: The Cold War, "Interview with General Westmoreland,": http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cold.war/episodes/11/interviews/westmoreland/
 * PBS: Vietnam Online: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/vietnam/timeline/index.html
 * Time Magazine, "General Westmoreland: Man of the Year," (Jan. 7, 1967): http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,834900,00.html
 * Time Magazine, "How Many More Men?" July 7, 1967): http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,899546,00.html
 * Time Magazine, "Taking Stock"(July 14, 1967): http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,899625,00.html
 * Time Magazine, "A Question of Priorities," (Sept. 8, 1967): http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,899748-3,00.html
 * Time Magazine, "The General's Biggest Gamble" (Feb. 16, 1968): http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,837849,00.html