History of the United States II / Unit 14 USH2 1971 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Gulf of Tonkin
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The idea
On August second, nineteen sixty-four, the USS Maddox reported fire from North Vietnamese ships in the Gulf of Tonkin; the Yawp calls the details controversial.
In practice
The resolution of August seventh authorising the president to take all necessary measures to repel any armed attack, the National Archives records.
Where people slip
It passed with only two dissenting votes, the anchor says.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
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