Gulf of Tonkin Incident

President Dwight D. Eisenhower came up with the domino theory On Apr 7, 1954 in fear that if one country falls into communism the surrounding southeast Asia countries will fall into a domino effect. Containment was a strategy for the United states to limit the communist ideals, containment was part of the Truman doctrine which were defined by President Harry S. Truman in his speech on March 12, 1947. President John F. Kennedy inauguration speech said the U.S. would be lost due to the result of…

events of the 1960s were Marilyn Monroes death, US sends troops to Vietnam, and the assassinations of JFK and MLK. After midnight August 5th, 1962, Marilyn Monroe was found in her home in LA dues to an overdose of sedative drugs. Due to the Gulf of Tonkin incident of August 2nd and 4th, 1964, President Lydon B Johnson sent US troops to Vietnam. On March…

years include failed national elections, failed unification, escalating tensions, assassinations and military actions. By the time Kennedy is assassinated in 1963 he has raised the number of U.S. troops in Vietnam from 900 to 16,000. The Gulf of Tonkin incident in 1964 provided the U.S. an excuse to roll out a large escalation of the Vietnam War. From the following year until 1968 Operation Rolling Thunder among others is carried out dropping millions of pounds of bombs on North Vietnam,…

The first major involvement of the US began in 1960 known as the Advisors which were killed in 1961. Then in 1964, N. Korean patrol boats were said to have attacked US warships in the Gulf of Tonkin. From what I read on this, it led to controversies in which said that this actually did not occur but another incident that actually did happen was reported. President Johnson asked congress to authorize to take all necessary measures to repel armed attacks which was granted. Basically, the truth to…

papers were leaked to the press and this incident was an embarrassment for the government and the president. This was the largest political scandal in American History ("The Pentagon Papers"). Another incident was the Gulf of Tonkin. Supposedly the navy was attacked by torpedoes sent by North Vietnam. The government gave the president right to do all means necessary to repel any attacks (Appleby [Page 886]). There have been questions about if this incident really did happen and potentially was…

The initial American support for the French Indochina War evolved into direct intervention following the Gulf of Tonkin incident. The deployment of ground troops marked a significant escalation, leading to large-scale combat operations and the introduction of controversial tactics such as aerial bombing and chemical warfare. However, the conflict soon devolved into…

Location: Vietnam Date: 1880s - 1975 Background: During the 1880s, France took over Vietnam.During the process, vietnam refuse to fall under France’s reign and fought for their own freedom, but it wasn't that easy.Post-World War II, Harry Truman provided the French with money which assisted them on taking over the vietnamese Nation.Even with the help of America, the French didn’t managed to get control of Vietnam; therefore, Vietnam won their independence in 1954.After they gained their…

John Lennon, the co-founder of the popular English rock band the Beatles, once said, ““The thing the sixties did was to show us the possibilities and the responsibility that we all had. It wasn 't the answer. It just gave us a glimpse of the possibility.” During the 1960’s, the “possibilities” that filled the atmosphere of the United States was challenges of the societal norm on discrimination and an overseas war that consumed both lives and trusts of the citizens in the US. As the 1960s dragged…

rising of terrorists like Osama Bin Laden. The Reagan Doctrine continued into the Bush Sr. presidency in 1989. When Bush Sr. became president they were in the last year of the Cold War and then the Gulf War happened. When Iraq invaded Kuwait the US and other nations sent troops to fight in the Gulf War. The United States would deploy the most troops totaling over 540,000 to fight in the war. The war was also known as Operation Desert Storm. The war ended when Saddam Hussein the leader of Iraq…

tragedy wore on the public. People were upset with the way the war was being fought. When it was known that President Nixon authorized operations to destroy the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Cambodia and Laos, the people responded with massive protests. The incident involving protesters and the National Guard at Kent State University was a widely publicized event linked to the use of force outside of Vietnam (Rogers). The death of four student protestors along with the news of the secret military actions…