A Dubious Crusade
Look up both words in the title of the short essay. What do they mean?
Relate the title to the reading. What is Warren saying? How do you think this will relate to the rest of our study of Vietnam?
- Doubtful journey under military envolvment for a cause or purpose.
-Warren tells us how the war in Vietnam was a very hard one, and how it will almost tear the nation apart.
-This will make the rest of our study interesting to find out exactly HOW hard it is.
History
What is the overall theme of Vuong-Riddick's poem?
-The overall theme of Vuong-Riddick's poem is that no matter how long or how hard, the Vietcong and the Vietnamese fought for their own kind of freedom, whether it may be communism or a democracy. It had just happened to be that in this scenario, communism previaled.
What is the main thesis of the essay?
-The main thesis of the essay is that the U.S. had to go through a lot, mainly politically to get to fighting the war.
What was the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?
-The firing and attacking of the U.S. ships.
What evidence does the author give to support his thesis?
-Their we're many points of views.
How does this link to the theme of the first reading, “A Dubious Crusade”?
-Some people we're doubtful of the outcome of the Vietnam War.
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