30 POINTS!
For this assignment, analyze the images and captions to help you respond to each question. Include a minimum of five sentences for each response.

Step One:
A photograph can be historically significant if it provides information about the past that is useful to people today. Analyze the images in the slide carousel. Pay close attention to the captions.

Now, analyze the images in the slide carousel. Pay close attention to the captions.

(image 1)
A U.S. air cavalryman lends a helping hand to an aged Vietnamese woman who grew tired as she and her neighbors were being resettled from their village to a refugee camp in 1968. Other villagers had refused to assist her because, according to custom, they would then have borne responsibility for her for the remainder of her life.

(image 2)
Napalm is a jellied gas that was used extensively in the Vietnam War to bomb large areas. It burns at 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit. Victims of napalm bombings suffered severe skin damage that could cause multi-organ system failure and death. These images show two victims of a U.S. Air Force napalm attack.

Step Two:
Assume these images were shown to the American public during the Vietnam War. Use your analysis of the images and captions to support your responses to the questions below. You should expect to incorporate evidence and prior knowledge from related lessons. Use the Evaluating Primary Sources template to record your responses. Remember to include a minimum of five sentences for each response.

Compare and contrast the subject in each image.
How might each image affect U.S. public opinion of the government?