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Were The two communist attacks on a US ship in the Gulf of Tonkin in August 1964 unprovoked?
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They were not provoked.
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The two communist attacks on a US ship in the Gulf of Tonkin in August 1964 were unprovoked?
The destroyer USS Maddox was on a DeSoto patrol (Intelligence gathering missions) and Nasty boats were moving about, the North Vietnamese Navy was reacting to those activities. So it's a case of "he said she said." As for the two communist attacks; the 02 August attack was real, North Viet Navy torpedo boats actually did fire torpedos and automatic cannons at the Maddox...and Maddox did fire hundreds of 5 inch shells at the boats. So it was a naval battle alright. The second attack on 04 August may have been "Tonkin Ghosts" (radar ghosts). Both the USN and NVN pretty well agree on that post war.
What was the immediate result of real or imagined attacks by North Vietnam on American ships in the Gulf of Tonkin in 1964?
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution passed in Congress, giving the President and the Department of Defense the authority to engage North Vietnam in combat to defend South Vietnam from communist incursion.
Which president got the gulf of Tonkin resolution passed?
The gulf of tonkin resolution was passed by President Johnson, in 1964, in responce to the attacks launched by the north vietnamese, against the American ships in the gulf of tonkin.
What did the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution give President Johnson the power to?
Commit troops and resources to repel any armed attacks
What ship was with the uss maddox in the gulf of tonkin?
The destroyer Maddox was alone when she engaged 3 North Viet Navy torpedo boats from their 135th Torpedo Boat squadron on 02 August 1964. Maddox was with the destroyer USS Turner Joy on 04 August 1964 in the Gulf when they engaged "Tonkin Ghosts" (radar ghosts in the Tonkin Gulf).
The two communist attacks on a US ship in the Gulf of Tonkin in August 1964 were unprovoked?
The destroyer USS Maddox was on a DeSoto patrol (Intelligence gathering missions) and Nasty boats were moving about, the North Vietnamese Navy was reacting to those activities. So it's a case of "he said she said." As for the two communist attacks; the 02 August attack was real, North Viet Navy torpedo boats actually did fire torpedos and automatic cannons at the Maddox...and Maddox did fire hundreds of 5 inch shells at the boats. So it was a naval battle alright. The second attack on 04 August may have been "Tonkin Ghosts" (radar ghosts). Both the USN and NVN pretty well agree on that post war.
What was the immediate result of real or imagined attacks by North Vietnam on American ships in the Gulf of Tonkin in 1964?
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution passed in Congress, giving the President and the Department of Defense the authority to engage North Vietnam in combat to defend South Vietnam from communist incursion.
When did Gulf of Tonkin incident happen?
The date of the Tonkin Gulf Resolution was August 7th, 1964.
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 president ordered bombing raids on north Vietnam.?
LBJ started the bombing by attacking North Vietnamese Navy torpedo boat bases in North Vietnam; in retaliation for their attacks on US Navy destroyers in the Tonkin Gulf in August 1964.
When was the tonkin gulf resolution?
07 August 1964
Who was the president during the gulf of tonkin?
President Lyndon Johnson used the Gulf of Tonkin incidents to get the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution passed. This permitted him to militarily assist any southeast Asian country that claimed to be victimized by communist aggression. He used this as justification to â??put boots on the groundâ?? (deploy troops) and begin open warfare with North Vietnam.
When and where was baseball player Doc Tonkin born?
Doc Tonkin was born August 11, 1881, in Concord, NH, USA.
Which president got the gulf of Tonkin resolution passed?
The gulf of tonkin resolution was passed by President Johnson, in 1964, in responce to the attacks launched by the north vietnamese, against the American ships in the gulf of tonkin.
When did the Congress adopt Gulf of Tonkin resolution?
07 August 1964.
When did the Vietnam get bad?
After the naval battles in the Tonkin Gulf in August 1964.
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.
