Times of Change

A Dubious Crusade by James A. Warren:

Look up both words in the title of the short essay. What do they mean?

-Dubious: Doubtful
-Crusade: A war for a 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?

-The Vietnam war was a war to end terrorism, that was the doubtful cause. I think that there will be doubts of the war in the future.


History by Thuong Vuong-Riddick:

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

-The theme of this poem is that the Vietnamese is always fighting for their freedom.



The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution … by Goldberg:

What is the main thesis of the essay?
-The US had to go through a lot to get to fighting the war


What was the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?
-The firing of US ships


What evidence does the author give to support his thesis?
-There are many different points of views of the Vietnam War

How does this link to the theme of the first reading, “A Dubious Crusade”?
-Many people don't think that this was a war that should have been fought