The Gulf of Tonkin Incident and The 1964 Election (Leaving Cert History): Flashcards
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Gulf of Tonkin Incident date
Gulf of Tonkin Incident date
Early August 1964
US destroyers in Gulf of Tonkin Incident
US destroyers in Gulf of Tonkin Incident
USS Maddox and USS Turner Joy
Date of first attack on USS Maddox
Date of first attack on USS Maddox
August 2, 1964
Date of second reported attack
Date of second reported attack
August 4, 1964
Johnson's phrase for North Vietnam's actions
Johnson's phrase for North Vietnam's actions
Open aggression on the high seas
When Congress approved Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
When Congress approved Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
August 7, 1964
Senators who voted against the Resolution
Senators who voted against the Resolution
Only two
US troops in Vietnam in 1963
US troops in Vietnam in 1963
16,000
US troops in Vietnam by 1965
US troops in Vietnam by 1965
Nearly 185,000
Johnson's opponent in 1964 election
Johnson's opponent in 1964 election
Barry Goldwater
Johnson's promise: where US boys would NOT fight
Johnson's promise: where US boys would NOT fight
Vietnam - not sending American boys to do what Asian boys should do themselves
Secretary of Defence who pushed for escalation
Secretary of Defence who pushed for escalation
Robert McNamara
When first US combat troops deployed to Vietnam
When first US combat troops deployed to Vietnam
March 1965
Theory justifying Vietnam escalation
Theory justifying Vietnam escalation
Domino Theory
Modern view of second Gulf of Tonkin attack
Modern view of second Gulf of Tonkin attack
May not have happened at all