A Dubious Crusade by James A. Warren
Look up both words in the title of the short essay. What do they mean?
- Dubious: doubtful; marked by or occasioning doubt.
- Crusade: any vigorous, aggressive movement for the defense or advancement of an idea, cause, etc.
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 United States entered a war in which they were uncertain of what they were trying to accomplish, and what the outcome would be.
- This will relate to the rest of our study of Vietnam because we will find out if the United States was doubtful when going into the war, and doubtful of how they would end it.
History by Thuong Vuong-Riddick
What is the overall theme of Vuong-Riddick's poem?
- Ever since Vietnam was in existence, it has had mny enemies, and has been flooded with war.
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution … by Goldberg
What is the main thesis of the essay?
- There was not a declaration of war, but Lyndon Johnson made it appear as though there was a need to go to war.
What was the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?
- It was a congressional approval that allowed the U.S. to protect it's interests over in Vietnam.
What evidence does the author give to support his thesis?
- He uses words like suspect, magnified, and contrived all in the same paragraph. People believed that Presidetn Johnson missrepresented the facts.
How does this link to the theme of the first reading, “A Dubious Crusade”?
- The words that the author uses are almost synonyms for dubious. The U.S. appears to be on a crusade, but they have no idea what it is that they are trying to accomplish.
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