Times of Change- Vietnam and the 60's Part 1

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?
doubtful; marked by or occasioning doubt, any vigorous, aggressive movement for the defense or advancement of an idea, cause
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 the crusade of Vietnam is dubious. It is not clear who will win or who is winning. I think that the outcome of the war will be like this, unclear and doubtful.



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 Vietnam war was very complicated and the Americans may have hurt themselves along the way.


The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution … by Goldberg
2 pages - complete by Tuesday May 22
What is the main thesis of the essay?
That all of the war wasnt legally a war and it was all a lie and a waste.
What was the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?
It gave Lyndon Johnson approval to protect Americas interests in the Gulf of Tonkin
What evidence does the author give to support his thesis?
He said "the patriotic fever died down" He also said, "the war may very well have been based on a lie."
How does this link to the theme of the first reading, “A Dubious Crusade”?
In both poems the war is seen as a bad cause with bad effects.