Gulf of Tonkin Incident & Gulf of Tonkin Resolution (2 agos 1964 anni – 4 agos 1964 anni)
Descrizione:
The USS Maddox was attacked by North Vietnam patrol boats. A few days later a similar attack happened again. This rose alarms which gave President Lyndon B. Johnson a great amount of power. It gave LBJ authority to do whatever is necessary. He decided to increase the number of troops and military. In doing this what was a huge potential consequence, became the Vietnam war.Aggiunto al nastro di tempo:
Data:
2 agos 1964 anni
4 agos 1964 anni
~ 2 days