1 DRILL: 1.Why did the US enter WWI? 2.Why did the US enter WWII?
2 Why did the US enter the War in Vietnam? Objective: Explain if the United States was planning to go to war with N. Vietnam before the Gulf of Tonkin incident.
3 Map of Vietnam during Vietnam War
4 Step 1: What is the essential question? What does it mean?
5 Step 2: Evidence gathering 1.Take 4 minutes quietly read the document. 2.Discuss the answers with your group members. 3.Answer the questions on a separate sheet of paper (in complete sentences)
6 Step 3: BCR- Was the U.S. planning to go to war in Vietnam before August 1964? 1.Answer in a paragraph -Topic sentence -Explain the importance of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution -Evaluate if the US was planning for war with North Vietnam before August of Cite sources