President Johnson used the gulf of tonkin incident to further his goals in the Vietnam conflict by creating a buzz and hysteria through the country about terrorism and anti forces.
Lyndon Johnson.
The Vietnam War deflected people from the aims of his Great Society.
The Vietnam War hurt his image.
Yes. The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution authorized President Johnson to escalate the war in Vietnam.
the Vietnam war hurt his image
It caused President Johnson to send more troops to Vietnam.
It caused President Johnson to send more troops to Vietnam.
it caused president Johnson to send more troop to Vietnam
Tonkin Gulf ships were attacked ( this was LBJ who made it up).
By bombing North Vietnamese Navy installations in North Vietnam.
Lyndon Johnson
Kennedy increased the level of US participation from 900 under Eisenhower to 16,000. But it was Johnson who used the "Gulf of Tonkin incident" to truly escalate the conflict into a full blown war.
US: Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford. S. Viet: Diem, Thieu.
North Vietnam.
Johnson and Nixon
Johnson.
Johnson and Nixon.