What event led to the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?

A) the sinking of a US cruise ship with heavy casualties in the Gulf of Tonkin

B) the capture of a US Navy ship and its personnel by the North Vietnamese

C) an alleged attack on two US Navy ships by North Vietnamese torpedo boats

D)an alleged attack on two French ships by North Vietnamese torpedo boats

Question

What event led to the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?

A) the sinking of a US cruise ship with heavy casualties in the Gulf of Tonkin

B) the capture of a US Navy ship and its personnel by the North Vietnamese

C) an alleged attack on two US Navy ships by North Vietnamese torpedo boats

D)an alleged attack on two French ships by North Vietnamese torpedo boats

anonymous · Answer

@Surana @TheYankee @ryanwhite499

anonymous · Answer

Maybe A or C i think..

ryanwhite499 · Answer

U.S. Involvement in the Vietnam War: the Gulf of Tonkin and Escalation, 1964. In early August 1964, two U.S. destroyers stationed in the Gulf of Tonkin in Vietnam radioed that they had been fired upon by North Vietnamese forces.

theyankee · Answer

I say simply that Americans DON'T like being harassed on their ships by asians while trying to send messages.

anonymous · Answer

So B. Thats what im understanding from you @ryanwhite499

ryanwhite499 · Answer

Yes correct. Medal if I help you

ryanwhite499 · Answer

@denpurvi

theyankee · Answer

FIne! You win. I'll give it to you. It was an ALLEGED attack. Not a capture.

theyankee · Answer

Yyou can read about it here. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_of_Tonkin_incident

surana · Answer

Getting shot at is kind of a big thing.