Sample Interview Questions
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Looking Back to the Vietnam Era*
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We ask you to think back to the Vietnam Era as our students try to better understand this crucial time period in our history. You can help us determine what we should teach our students, the lessons we have learned, and perhaps those we should have learned.
Sample Questions
- How old were
you during most of the Vietnam War Era?
- What were you
doing during this period (school, job, etc.)?
- What was your
attitude regarding American involvement in this conflict?
- As the war progressed,
did your attitude change? If so, how and why?
- In what ways
did this conflict affect your life?
- What is your
most vivid memory of the Vietnam War?
- How did you
feel when Saigon fell in April, 1975?
- What are your
feelings about the Vietnam War today?
- What lessons
has this experience taught us?
- What should we teach our children about this defining era of 20th century America?
MHS senior
Keith Q. (right) enjoyed interviewing his mom, Laura Q. Owen,
and Vietnam veteran Joe Harsch.
*This section was adapted from the Teacher Edition of The Lessons of the Vietnam War produced by the Center for Social Studies Education. (For more information, contact the Center for Social Studies Education, Pittsburgh, Pa.)