Times of Change reading

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

Dubious: Dubious means very doubtful.



Crusade: Crusade means an aggressive battle.


I think the meaning of this is that America will enter into a very aggressuve battle in 'Nam, but there is very little hope that we will succeed.


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 whole theme is that the USA got itself into a war that they cannot win. It was a stupid idea and it left the USA the so called 'Super Power" humiliated.





What is the overall theme of Vuong-Riddick's poem?
The overall theme is confusion and misunderstanding,



What is the main thesis of the essay?
It is about how the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution brought us into the war.

What was the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?

The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was an approval by congress to protect the Gulf of Tonkin- the reason for this was to protect the US intrests in the gulf.

What evidence does the author give to support his thesis?
Senator Fulbright was interviewed and said that the president had lied.



How does this link to the theme of the first reading, “A Dubious Crusade”?
This event it covered in doubt and could just be another example of the crusade against communism and the USSR.