North Vietnam.
Lyndon Johnson
By bombing North Vietnamese Navy installations in North 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.
The Gulf of Tonkin Incident
Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson
Tonkin Gulf ships were attacked ( this was LBJ who made it up).
North Vietnam.
President Johnson used the gulf of tonkin incident to further his goals in the vietnam conflict by creating a buzz and hysteria through the country about terrorism and anti forces.
It caused President Johnson to send more troops to Vietnam.
it caused president Johnson to send more troop to Vietnam
It caused President Johnson to send more troops to Vietnam.
Lyndon Johnson
By bombing North Vietnamese Navy installations in North Vietnam.
A North Vietnamese ship fired on an American ship.
A North Vietnamese ship fired on an American ship.