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// Vietnam: Chronicle of War // Discussion Questions
 * Directions ** : //Answer all these questions in complete sentences in your journal or notebook. Your Answers will be evaluated for completion and thoughtfulness on Monday, October 22nd.//
 * 1) 1. One way that the Vietnam War was unique is the fact that it was the first televised war. What effect does the medium of television have on its viewers? How did television shape public opinion towards the war?
 * 2) 2. When and how did American involvement in Vietnam begin?
 * 3) 3. Why did the CBS news team leave Vietnam?
 * 4) 4. This film was produced in 1981 by CBS news. What is the purpose of producing this film at this time?
 * 5) 5. What does the quote “as you know, in times of war, truth is the first casualty” mean?
 * 6) 6. Is their bias presented in the film? If yes, what is it? If not, why not? Is it a completely objective account?
 * 7) 7. Remember the Pulitzer prize winning photographer that said “ photographs are the most powerful weapon in the world” about his image of Vietnam. Can film be a weapon as well? How?
 * 8) 8. One of the goals of the Vietnam War was to “win the hearts and minds of the people.” What does this mean? How did the US attempt to do this?
 * 9) 9. Did you hear any B.S. in the film? What was it?
 * 10) 10. How could O´Brien´s style be a product of the realities and of the context of the Vietnam War?