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Name _____________________________________Date _______________ Social Studies 8AMERICAN INVOLVEMENT IN VIETNAMDocument Based EssayTask: Explain two differing points of view on American involvement in the Vietnam War.USE THE SPACE BELOW TO BRAINSTORM IDEAS FOR THIS TASK…left409575WHY ARE WE IN VIET-NAM?“… Why are we in South Viet-Nam? We are there because we have a promise to keep. Since 1954 every American President has offered support to the people of South Viet-Nam. We have helped to build, and we have helped to defend them. Thus, over many years, we have made a national pledge to help South Viet-Nam defend its independence. And I intend to keep that promise…”Source: President Lyndon B. Johnson, Speech at Johns Hopkins University, April 7, 196500WHY ARE WE IN VIET-NAM?“… Why are we in South Viet-Nam? We are there because we have a promise to keep. Since 1954 every American President has offered support to the people of South Viet-Nam. We have helped to build, and we have helped to defend them. Thus, over many years, we have made a national pledge to help South Viet-Nam defend its independence. And I intend to keep that promise…”Source: President Lyndon B. Johnson, Speech at Johns Hopkins University, April 7, 1965Document 1:1a. What events led up to President Johnson’s thoughts on Vietnam?1b. What was President Johnson’s point of view about the war in Vietnam? Why does he feel this way?Document 2:left445135“Why should they ask me to put on a uniform and go ten thousand miles from home and drop bombs and bullets on brown people in Vietnam while so-called Negro people in Louisville are treated like dogs and denied simple human rights? No, I am not going ten thousand miles from home to help murder and burn another poor nation simply to continue the domination of white slave masters of the darker people the world over. This is the day when such evils must come to an end… The real enemy of my people is right here. I will not disgrace my religion, my people or myself by becoming a tool to enslave those who are fighting for their own justice, freedom and equality. . .? If I thought the war was going to bring freedom and equality to twenty-two million of my people they wouldn’t have to draft me, I’d join tomorrow. But I either have to obey the laws of the land or the laws of Allah. I have nothing to lose by standing up for my beliefs. So I’ll go to jail. We’ve been in jail for four hundred years.” Source: Muhammed Ali press conference, 1966.? 00“Why should they ask me to put on a uniform and go ten thousand miles from home and drop bombs and bullets on brown people in Vietnam while so-called Negro people in Louisville are treated like dogs and denied simple human rights? No, I am not going ten thousand miles from home to help murder and burn another poor nation simply to continue the domination of white slave masters of the darker people the world over. This is the day when such evils must come to an end… The real enemy of my people is right here. I will not disgrace my religion, my people or myself by becoming a tool to enslave those who are fighting for their own justice, freedom and equality. . .? If I thought the war was going to bring freedom and equality to twenty-two million of my people they wouldn’t have to draft me, I’d join tomorrow. But I either have to obey the laws of the land or the laws of Allah. I have nothing to lose by standing up for my beliefs. So I’ll go to jail. We’ve been in jail for four hundred years.” Source: Muhammed Ali press conference, 1966.? In 1966, heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali spoke in Louisville, Kentucky, about his reasons for not fighting in Vietnam. Ali was an African-American who had converted to Islam in 1964. 2. What was Muhammed Ali’s point of view about the Vietnam War? Why does he feel this way?Document 3: 3. Does this cartoon support or oppose American involvement in Vietnam? Explain.Document 4:1970 protest march at Louisiana State University4. Do the students shown at Louisiana State University support or oppose the Vietnam War? Why did they feel this way about the Vietnam War?D.B.Q. ESSAY ORGANIZERTask: Explain the two differing points of view on American involvement in the Vietnam War.INTRODUCTION PARAGRAPHHistorical ContextDescribe the general historical time period / background information that led up to / “set the stage” for these documents. This is NOT about the documents themselves, but what led up to the documents.ThesisTurn the task into a statement. Identify the main idea (two points of view) based on the task. BODY PARAGRAPH #1 (POINT OF VIEW #1)BODY PARAGRAPH #2(POINT OF VIEW #2)TOPICSENTENCESupporting evidence from DOCUMENTS(Which two documents will you use in each body paragraph, and how will you use them to support this point of view?)Supporting evidence from OUTSIDE KNOWLEDGE(What information from outside of documents helps to support this point of view?)CLOSING SENTENCECONCLUSIONSummarize/wrap-up the main ideas of your essay, re-wording introduction/thesis statement.Name:__________________________________________________________Date: ____________ S.S. 8 DBQ 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