Times of Change questions

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 crusade means a questionable military expedition.

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?

The war was considered a bad move for America. The public disaproval will be a big theme in the war and will maybe impact some of the military decisions.

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

What is the overall theme of Vuong-Riddick's poem?

The overall theme of the poem is death and side-switching.

The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution … by Goldberg
2 pages - complete by Tuesday May 22
What is the main thesis of the essay?

The short-term cause of the war may have been based upon a lie.

What was the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?

Congressional approval Congress gave President Johnson to defend the U.S. interests in the Gulf of Tonkin.

What evidence does the author give to support his thesis?

Senator Fulbright, then the head of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, was interviewed saying that the supposed attack was a lie.


How does this link to the theme of the first reading, “A Dubious Crusade”?

The fact that the war could have been based on the lie is questionable at best.