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"Expansion" was like "incident"...both designed to "down-play" something. During the cold that was SOP (Standard Operating Procedures)...anything to avoid a nuclear war.
What happened was the "Tonkin Gulf INCIDENT"...downplayed. The 02 August 1964 "incident" was actually a naval battle between the North Vietnamese Navy's 135th Torpedo Boat Squadron and the USS Maddox (destroyer, Sumner class). The 04 incident was a "Tonkin Ghost" (radar false images).
Either way it all resulted in direct warfare between the United States and North Vietnam. Prior to the "Tonkin Gulf" incident(s), the war was strictly fought in South Vietnam against the local VC. Afterwards, the bombing of North Vietnam commenced with "Rolling Thunder." Etc.
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Which was not a justification for the increase in US involvement in Vietnam?
The fear of being invaded was not a justification for the increase in US involvement in Vietnam. The US withdrew from Vietnam in 1975.
US involvement in Vietnam was reduced during the Kennedy administration?
False, US involvement in Vietnam was not reduced during the Kennedy administration.
Why did the US' involvement in the Vietnam war increase in the 1970?
Nixon wanted to weaken the communists low enough for the South Viet Government to handle the war when the US departed.
What led to the ending of the war?
The TET offensive of 1968 is considered by many to have been the beginning of the US's end of involvement in Vietnam.
How did the 1949 communist victory in the Chinese civil war influence American involvement in Vietnam?
The United States Increased aid to the French in Vietnam. (NN) because the US was against Communism.
