The Vietnam War 1–3 Day Inquiry Lesson PlanEssential QuestionHow did the Vietnam War shape American foreign policy, increase Cold War tensions, divide the American public, and change how Americans viewed government, military power, and protest? Directions: Use this question to guide your research. Focus on the Vietnam War, Cold War, containment, communism, North Vietnam, South Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh, Viet Cong, domino theory, Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon, anti-war