The Strategic Hamlet Program

PBS Learning Media
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PBS Learning Media
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Classroom Material
Keywords
Vietnam War Ken Burns Vietnam Strategic Hamlet Program strategic hamlets pacification communism South Vietnam ARVN Army of the Republic of Vietnam Việt Cộng Viet Cong National Liberation Front Ngô Đình Diệm Ngo Dinh Diem President Diem RobertMcNamara US foreign policy Vietnamese independence nation building WETA
Subjects
History-Social Science
Grade Levels
Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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The Strategic Hamlet Program

Learn about the Strategic Hamlet Program, which was part of the effort to win the hearts, minds, and loyalty of the Vietnamese people. By the summer of 1962, the results seemed so promising that Defense Secretary Robert McNamara made sure the Pentagon was prepared to implement a plan for a gradual withdrawal of American advisors to be completed by 1965.

NOTE: This video is part of a lesson plan titled The Diem Regime and US Misperceptions.
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PBS Learning Media

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