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DRILL:

1. Why did the US enter WWI?

2. Why did the US enter WWII?

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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.

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Map of Vietnam during Vietnam War

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Step 1: What is the essential question? What does it mean?

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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)

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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 1964.

-Cite sources