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AIM: Why is the Gulf of Tonkin Significant?
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Communism Spreads to French Indochina
Ho Chi Minh & NVA Vietcong [1954] Def French at Dien Bien Phu Domino Theory: countries can fall to com. like row of dominoes Geneva Accords – Split 17th N – Com S – Dem Diem’s Strategic Hamlet program: Aims to rid South of VC – many resented S. Vietnamese Pres. Diem assassinated (approved by USA)
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[August 1964] Gulf of Tonkin Incident
Alleged “attack” in Gulf of Tonkin; LBJ asks for power to repel enemy Result: [1964]Gulf of Tonkin Resolution Gives LBJ broad military powers
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United States escalates war
Operation Rolling Thunder Carpet-bombing – B-52s General William Westmoreland – AVRN Guerilla Tactics – elusive enemy Ambushes Hide & seek VC Tunnel System Ho Chi Minh Trail – VC supplies to fight USA Napalm Search & Destroy Agent Orange
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Living room war Combat footage on nightly TV news shows stark picture of war credibility gap: Critics claim between reports and events Walter Cronkite Personal opinions – first Impacts public
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