Debate Assignment
Debate Assignment
Debate Assignment
During the decades of crisis and change (the late-1940s through the mid-1970s), there were many events that
raised opposing viewpoints; three such historic times include the Cold War, the Korean War, and the Vietnam
War. In order to consider the perspectives of both sides in these situations, you will engage in a debate.
You will be preparing both the pro and the con arguments for two different questions:
• Was the fight against Communism a fight for justice/democracy or a fight for power/dominance?
• Were the U.S.’s actions/involvement in Korea and Vietnam justified?