New York State Standard – Standard 1 History of the United States and New York
Subsection 4 – Historical Analysis
-Debate various views of United States foreign policies and involvement during the Mexican-American War, World Wars I and II, Vietnam, and the Cold War.
Task –  Write a report in Microsfoft Word analyzing how American Foreign Policy towards Vietnam changed after the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin Incident. Describe opposition views to the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution as expressed by Senator Wayne Morse and other critics of the Gulf of Tonkin Incident
Resources –
• Internet Web Sites (for historical background of Vietnam)
•History Timelines for Vietnam
•Wikipedia’s Site related to the Gulf of Tonkin Incident
•The Implications of the Gulf Of Tonkin Incident
•Critical Looks at the Gulf of Tonkin Incident
•Common Dreams
•The Naval Institute
•30 Years After – a harsh review of the Gulf of Tonkin
• Primary Source Material
•President Johnson's Gulf Of Tonkin Speech (1964)
•The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution (1964)
•An Real Audio ™ interview with Senator Wayne Morse who voted against the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
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