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North Vietnamese Naval units (135th Torpedo Boat Squadron) attacked the US destroyer USS Maddox on 02 August 1964; then another incident occurred on 04 August 1964 (involving the USS Maddox and USS Turner Joy).
That was the rationale.
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Escalation of the war in Vietnam begin with what?
Tonkin Gulf Incident
Who was chiefly responsible for the escalation of the Vietnam war?
Johnson escalated the war.
What controversial incident began American military involvement in Vietnam?
American involvement in Vietnam actually dates back to 1953, at the request of the French. The Gulf of Tonkin Incident is what led to an escalation of US involvement in 1965.
What did the escalation policy entail during the Vietnam war?
The term "escalation" is the accepted historically accurate term. But what really happened was the shifting of a "guerrilla" war in South Vietnam (RVN=Republic of South Vietnam) to a "conventional" war in South Vietnam AND open warfare against North Vietnam on or after the Tonkin Gulf sea battles (called incidents) on 02 & 04 August 1964. Vietnam was so touchy, that special terms had to be applied by the US administration, some examples follow: 1. The two sea battles in August 1964 were called "incidents." 2. The invasion of Cambodia on 01 May 1970 was called an "incursion." 3. Vietnam War is sometimes called "Vietnam Conflict"; which would also make the US Civil War a "Conflict" since it was not a declared war either.
Significance of escalation in the war?
Escalation is the administration's title for it at the time, same as the term "incursion" was substituted for the word "invasion" when US forces entered Cambodia on 01 May 1970. In reality, what really happend was the commencment of OPEN WARFARE between the US and North Vietnam after the Tonkin Gulf Incident & the transitions from a guerrilla war into a conventional war in South Vietnam with the introduction of REGULAR combat troops. Regular combat troops are CONVENTIONAL forces...that title should have given away the answer right there.
Lyndon Johnson could have chosen escalation negotiation or even evacuation with regard to Vietnam He chose escalation Why?
No US President wanted to be the FIRST to lose a war.
How did the event of Vietnam war develop after US dispatch troops in Vietnam?
One event that caused an escalation of troop involvement in Vietnam was the incident in 1964 at the Gulf of Tonkin.
President associated with escalation in Vietnam?
Johnson.
What term means that each president sent more troops into Vietnam and the us got more involved?
"Escalation" .
Escalation of the war in Vietnam begin with what?
Tonkin Gulf Incident
Vietnam war build up?
escalation. Keep Calm and Carry On, good PLATO friend.
Who was chiefly responsible for the escalation of the Vietnam war?
Johnson escalated the war.
What was the rationale for American entering the Vietnam War?
Stopping communism.
Why did so much of the American public and many in the Johnson administration support US escalation?
We did not support escalation in Vietnam except for a small amount who were afraid of communism. The war escalated after the Tet Offensive primarily, which was actually an action of the Vietnamese.
What was the Vietnam request in the Vietnam war?
The most common request made by US commanders during the Vietnam War, was a constant request to the President for: More men. (40,000 men a month were being drafted by 1968). This was called the "escalation of the war."
What controversial incident began American military involvement in Vietnam?
American involvement in Vietnam actually dates back to 1953, at the request of the French. The Gulf of Tonkin Incident is what led to an escalation of US involvement in 1965.
Why did Johnson and his administration support an escalation of war in Vietnam?
To put an end to the communist threat that was uprising in Vietnam, which was started by Ho-Chi-Mihn. Also to support the democratic South vietnam.
