Times of Change

Look up both words in the title of the short essay. What do they mean?
Dubious - Fraught with uncertainty or doubt
crusade - Any holy war undertaken with papal sanction
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?
He is saying that this crusade is being done for uncertain reasons. This might bring up the point that, did this war really need to happen?
What is the overall theme of Vuong-Riddick's poem?
The vietnamese always fighting for there freedom
What is the main thesis of the essay?
Doubt
What was the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?
The Gulf of Tonkin Resoulution was the United States idea to protect there interests in that area
What evidence does the author give to support his thesis?
Lyndon Johnson was questioning the maddox
How does this link to the theme of the first reading, “A Dubious Crusade”?
A Dubious Crusade was the author saying this war was being done for uncertain reasons and this theme is doubt