Mapping the war. Examine the maps of the different phases of the Vietnam War. Using the information from these maps, prepare a single map that shows what you think are the most important events and locations in the war -- in other words, the things that someone who has never heard of the war would most need to know. (You can show events from different years on a single map by creating a numbered series of call-out boxes, each describing a different event and with its own date.) When the maps have been completed, post them around the room and have the class vote on which ones are most effective.