1) Tonkin. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...The capital was Hanoi. Tonkin was bordered on the north by China, on the east by the Gulf of Tonkin, on the south by the historic region of Annam, and on the S and...
2) Tonkin Gulf resolution. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Tonkin Gulf resolution, in U.S. history, Congressional resolution passed in 1964 that authorized military action in Southeast Asia. On Aug. 4, 1964, North Vietnamese...
3) Tonkin, Gulf of. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Gulf of, NW arm of the South China Sea, c.300 mi (480 km) long and 150 mi (240 km) wide, between Vietnam and China. The shallow gulf (less than 200 ft/60 m deep)...
4) Indochina. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...French colony of Cochin China and the French protectorates of Tonkin, Annam, Laos, and Cambodia (Cochin China, Tonkin, and Annam were later united to form Vietnam)....
5) Annam. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...The capital was Hue. The region extended nearly 800 mi (1,290 km) along the South China Sea between Tonkin on the north and Cochin China on the south. In addition...
6) Vietnam. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Socialist Republic of Vietnam, republic (1995 est. pop. 74,393,000), 128,400 sq mi (332,642 sq km), Southeast Asia. Occupying the eastern coastline of the Southeast...
7) Vinh. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Song Ca River and the Gulf of Tonkin coast. It is the commercial center for the surrounding agricultural area and is linked to Hanoi by highway and railroad....
8) Gallieni, Joseph Simon. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...French general and colonial administrator. He served well in the Sudan and Tonkin and, as governor-general (1896-1905), solidly established French administration...
9) Haiphong. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Vietnam and one of the largest ports in SE Asia, Haiphong was developed (1874) by the French and became the chief naval base of French Indochina. A shipbuilding industry...
10) Beihai. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, SE China, an important fishing and trade port on the Gulf of Tonkin. Opened to foreign investment and trade in 1984, the city has...
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