Four Corners Debate Planner
Directions: Use this sheet to organize your thoughts for the Four Corners debate.
1. What is your role? (check one)
 President Lyndon B. Johnson
 Vietnam War Protester
 Other _______________________
2. Do you support or oppose the War in Vietnam? _________________
3. What are three reasons you support/oppose the war?
4. Why is the Vietnam War an important issue for you? In other words, why is this an
important event to debate?
5. What is one argument against your position? What answer can you provide to this
argument to make your case even stronger?
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6. Why do you think the Vietnam War was so controversial?
7. Why do you think more recent wars, such as the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, have not
prompted protest and debate the way the Vietnam War did?
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