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How did Congress react to the North Vietnamese attack in the Gulf of Tonkin?
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LBJ wanted to keep a low profile on the first attack on 02 August '64 (sweep it under the carpet-it didn't happen). Which just so happen to be a real torpedo attack on the USS Maddox. The second attack on the USS Turner Joy & USS Maddox on 04 August '64 may have been a radar gliche (error). But it was reported as a second attack, all the way to the White House. So LBJ received the go ahead from congress to use military force.
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What did congress do after the north vitnamese attack in the gulf of tonkin?
After North Vietnamese boats attacked the U.S.S. Maddox and the U.S.S.C. Turner Joy, Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution; which allowed the President of the U.S. to protect U.S. personnel and interests in Southeast Asia.
Why was the North Vietnamese attack on the USS Maddox in August 1964 a significant event?
It prompted Congress to pass the Tonkin Gulf resolution, which authorized U.S. military operations in the Vietnam War.
Why did Congress agree in 1964 to go to war in Vietnam?
Because the North Vietnamese Navy attacked the US Navy in the Tonkin Gulf.
What happened between Marv and Ron Tonkin?
The Gulf of Tonkin Incident occurred on August 2, 1964 when two US Navy ships in the Gulf of Tonkin was sunk allegedly by the North Vietnamese. We now know one of them was a false flag attack. The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was August 4, 1964 when President Johnson asked Congress to declare war on Vietnam which they did.
When the North Vietnamese torpedoed two American destroyers Congress passed the?
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution (officially, the Southeast Asia Resolution, Public Law 88-408) .
What happened to the USS Maddox in the Gulf of Tonkin?
He made the dramatic announcement that on August 2 the USS Maddox, a navy destroyer, had been attacked by North Vietnamese torpedo boats in the Gulf of Tonkin, off the North Vietnamese coast.The president claimed that the attack on the USS Maddoxwas unprovoked. In fact, the Maddox had been on a spying mission and had fired first.
What were the reasons for the entry of the Vietnam war?
President Lydon Johnson lied to the American People that USA Navy Destroyers had been attacked at the Gulf of Tonkin by North Vietnamese Torpedo Boats. This lie led to the Tonkin Resolution, which led to the Vietnam War, 1965 to 1975. President LBJ said that the US Navy Sailors were probably just shooting at Flying Fish, when they claimed they were attacked by North Vietnamese enemy warships. LBJ lied so he could get permission from the Congress to attack North Vietnam.
What were the lies told about the the Gulf of Tonkin?
The U.S. destroyer Maddox was spying on North Vietnam when they were fired on by North Vietnamese torpedo boats. LBJ said it was “open aggression on the high seas.” Johnson misled Congress.
In august 1964 the uss pueblo was attacked by north vietnamese forces in?
The Gulf of Tonkin.
What happened in the gulf of tonkin at the beginning of the war?
Naval units of the US and North Vietnamese Navy fought a sea battle in Gulf of Tonkin.
The Gulf of Tonkin incident involved the US and?
US Navy verses North Vietnamese Navy.
How did President Lyndon Johnson respond to the Gulf of Tonkin Incident?
By bombing North Vietnamese Navy installations in North Vietnam.
