The Gulf of Tonkin incident occurred on August 2, 1964.
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∙ 15y agoThe date of the Tonkin Gulf Resolution was August 7th, 1964.
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The United States Congress passed the Tonkin Gulf Resolution on 7 August 1964.
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∙ 16y agoThe Gulf of Tonkin Incident prompted the first large-scale involvement of U.S. armed forces in Vietnam. It was a pair of attacks carried out by naval forces of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) against two American destroyers, the USS Maddox and the USS Turner Joy. The incident occurred on August 2 and 4, 1964 in the Gulf of Tonkin.[1] The outcome of the incident was the passage by Congress of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, which granted President Lyndon Johnson the authority to assist any Southeast Asian country whose government was considered to be jeopardized by "communist aggression". The resolution served as Johnson's legal justification for escalating American involvement in the Vietnam War, which lasted until 1975.
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∙ 14y agoCommencement of war between two nations (N. VN/US).
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∙ 10y agoGulf of Tonkin incident happened on 1964-08-02.
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∙ 14y ago07 August 1964
Tonkin Gulf ships were attacked ( this was LBJ who made it up).
It caused President Johnson to send more troops to Vietnam.
This incident resulted in the U.S. pursuing military action in Vietnam. It also caused the passage of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution regarding the U.S. aiding Asian countries influenced by communism. Ultimately, this incident resulted in the Vietnam War.
Because this naval battle (incident) was responsible for open warfare between the US and North Vietnam.
A North Vietnamese ship fired on an American ship.
NATO existed well before the Tonkin Gulf incident.
Tonkin Gulf ships were attacked ( this was LBJ who made it up).
Tonkin Gulf Incident
The Gulf of Tonkin Incident
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North Vietnam.
Started a war between North Vietnam and the US.
The Gulf of Tonkin "Incident".
North Viet Navy vs US Navy.
The big one was the Tonkin Gulf Incident.
Open warfare between Washington and Hanoi.