Times of change

A Dubious Crusade by James A. Warren
2 pages - complete by Tuesday May 22

Look up both words in the title of the short essay. What do they mean?- Dubious-doubtful Crusade- holy war
Relate the title to the reading. What is Warren saying? How do you think this will relate to the rest of our study if Vietnam? Warren is saying that this war was a "religious" war and the religion was democracy. The US was trying to fight communism with democracy. This will relate to the rest of our studies because we will keep this perspective in mind and look at different perspectives throughout this unit.



History by Thuong Vuong-Riddick
2 pages - complete by Tuesday May 22

What is the overall theme of Vuong-Riddick's poem? The theme is that the poem is that Vietnamese were in a never ending circle of killing and that they overthrown many times.



The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution … by Goldberg
2 pages - complete by Tuesday May 22
What is the main thesis of the essay? Lyndon Johnson could have been lying about the Vietnamese bombing a US ship in order to put men in Vietnam.

What was the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution? It was a order given by the president to defend US interests in Vietnam.

What evidence does the author give to support his thesis? Johnson might have wanted more support for his plan to send US troops to fight the Viet Cong.

How does this link to the theme of the first reading, “A Dubious Crusade”? It was a doubtful war. The US didn't have to fight it and thats what this article is saying.