Gulf of Tonkin Incident and The Vietnam War
- The United States needed a plausible reason for sending armed troops into Vietnam
- The US fabricated a torpedo attack on an American destroyer in 1964
- The destroyer was the USS Maddox
- President Johnson installed the Tonkin Golf Resolution
- This led to the commitment of regular ground troops and air support
- About 200,000 American troops were stationed in Vietnam in 1965, and more than 600,000 in 1968
- The US fabricated a torpedo attack on an American destroyer in 1964
- The destroyer was the USS Maddox
- President Johnson installed the Tonkin Golf Resolution
- This led to the commitment of regular ground troops and air support
- About 200,000 American troops were stationed in Vietnam in 1965, and more than 600,000 in 1968
Summary
When the French left Vietnam they split the country into two at the DMZ. The US President, Johnson wanted a full army installed in Vietnam and then when the fake incident occurred Johnson installed the Tonkin Gulf Resolution.