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"Torpedo Boats" (not gun boats) of the North Vietnamese Navy's 135th Torpedo Boat Squadron attacked the destroyer USS Maddox in the Tonkin Gulf on 02 August 1964.
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The domino theory led the US to enter what war?
The Vietnam war
Who was the Prime Minister of North Vietnam from 1946-1969 and led North Vietnam during the Vietnam War.?
Ho Chi Minhi
What major events happened after the Vietnam War?
The North Vietnamese attacked in force and Vietnam was reunited as a Communist state.
Who was the prime minister of north Vietnam from 1946 1969 and led north Vietnam during the war?
Ho Chi Minhi
Causes that led to Vietnam and outcome?
The cold war led to the Vietnam War; the outcome was also because of the cold war. Another words, had there NOT BEEN a cold war (which was created by the atomic bomb); the Vietnam War would have been fought normally/traditionally...with everything the US had (presuming nukes DID NOT exist) and the North would've been invaded...as in ALL US WARS previously.
What event led to the US involvement in the Vietnam war?
The buildup of US troops in South Vietnam was accelerated after the Gulf of Tonkin incident, in which North Vietnamese gunboats attacked ships of the US Seventh Fleet off the coast of North Vietnam.
In the Vietnam war who attacked first?
Communists.
What is the basic issue that led to the Vietnam war?
Vietnam was part of the cold war.
What led the Vietnam war?
Communist infiltration into South Vietnam.
When was south Vietnam first attacked in the Cold War?
in 1955
What event led the us in the Vietnam war?
The French Indochina War most likely led to the (so called) American Vietnam War. Because the French war divided up the country into TWO nations; North & South Vietnams. When the communist led North Vietnam attempted to take over (conquer) South Vietnam... this led to US involvment.
Why did the Germans attack Vietnam in World War 2?
I don't believe Germany ever attacked Vietnam.
The domino theory led the US to enter what war?
The Vietnam war
What were the reasons for the entry of the Vietnam war?
President Lydon Johnson lied to the American People that USA Navy Destroyers had been attacked at the Gulf of Tonkin by North Vietnamese Torpedo Boats. This lie led to the Tonkin Resolution, which led to the Vietnam War, 1965 to 1975. President LBJ said that the US Navy Sailors were probably just shooting at Flying Fish, when they claimed they were attacked by North Vietnamese enemy warships. LBJ lied so he could get permission from the Congress to attack North Vietnam.
Who led the north and south in the Vietnam war?
See answer below.
What event led to the case of tinker v. Des Moines independent community school district?
The Vietnam War
What were the reasons that led the U.S. into World War 2?
The US was attacked.
