1. Look up both words in the title of the short essay. What do they mean? A doubtful war for the advancement of an idea.
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 war changed America, and that it affected us in a way we had never been effected before. This will relate to the rest of our studies because we will most likely go into depth about why this is so, and what exactly happened.
2. What is the overall theme of Vuong-Riddick's poem? War
3.What is the main thesis of the essay? The Gulf of Tonkin Incident may have been false.
What was the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution? The resolution passed in response to the supposed attacks on American battleships by the North Vietnamese.
What evidence does the author give to support his thesis? The ship attacked was not damaged, and other claims had no proof of any attack. Also, the head of the senate foreign relations committee at the time says that it was a lie.
How does this link to the theme of the first reading, “A Dubious Crusade”? It was a war started to defend an idea, but it was started with doubt. The doubt being the Gulf of Tonkin incident. The idea being democracy.
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What challenges does Jack Smith face as a soldier in Vietnam? (a bulleted list is fine)
-death
-traps
-disease
-poor moral
-dehydration
-homesickness
-injury
How does Smith’s attitude toward war change?
-at first, he is excited, but, he despises it by the end
This song by Country Joe and the Fish became one of the first protest songs of the Vietnam Era. Read the lyrics to the song, and then respond to the following:
What is the song asking the “big strong men to do”?
-help uncle sam
… the “generals” to do?
-get those reds
… “Wall Street” to do?
-make some money
… “mothers” to do?
-pack your boys off to Vietnam
Write down four specific lines from the song that display sarcasm, cynicism, or anti-war sentiment.
-Be the first one on your block to have your boy come home in a box.
-Just hope and prey that if they drop a bomb they drop it on the Viet Cong
-Whoopie! we're all gonna die.
-We're gonna have a whole lotta fun.
What do these two poems and the article say about the impact of the war on the native Vietnamese?
The impact was that the Vienamese were attacked by both sides. They were accused for things they did not do, such as spying, but they were still they were killed.
Can you think of any other ways in which the war will impact the native Vietnamese?
There were other effects as well, Vietnam had been at war for decades, and the country was in shambles. Also, the war led to a communist government, and it remains so today. Finally, Mines, traps, and other dangerous objects still remained and hurt innocent civilians. Overall, the war changed
Vietnam, it freed them from one rule, only to enter the grasp of another dictatorship.
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