Because this naval battle (incident) was responsible for open warfare between the US and North Vietnam.
The passage of the Gulf of Tonkin resolution occurred due to sea battles in the Tonkin Gulf between the US Navy and the North Vietnam Navy.
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was significant due to the fact that it give President Johnson the ability to use military force in Southeast Asia without Congress having to issue an official declaration of war. It was signed into law on August 10, 1964.
Tonkin Gulf ships were attacked ( this was LBJ who made it up).
Vietnam
Vietnam War.
Naval units of the US and North Vietnamese Navy fought a sea battle in Gulf of Tonkin.
The Gulf of Tonkin.
Battle of the Tonkin Gulf (Tonkin Gulf Incident) since it started a war between the most powerful nation on earth (America) and North Vietnam in 1964.
Two naval battles in the Tonkin Gulf between the US Navy and the North Viet Navy, referred to as the Tonkin Gulf Incidents.
Gulf of Tonkin or Tonkin Gulf; scene of naval engagement between North Viet Navy & US Navy on 02 August 1964.
The Gulf of Tonkin is located in Asia.
The Gulf of Oman is to the Arabian Sea as the Gulf of Tonkin is to the South China Sea.
The Vietnam War is the event that occurred in the Tonkin Gulf.
The Gulf of Tonkin is part of Vietnam. It's capital is Hanoi.
the gulf of Tonkin Resolution
1. 02 August 1964, three North Vietnamese Navy torpedo boats from the 135th Torpedo Squadron engaged the destroyer USS Maddox in a sea battle in the Tonkin Gulf. 2. 04 August 1964, alleged North Vietnamese Navy torpedo boats engaged the destroyers USS Maddox and USS Turner Joy in a sea battle in the Tonkin Gulf. Determined later to be, possibly, "Tonkin Ghosts" (false radar images).