Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

On February 24, 1965, United States President Lyndon B. Johnson authorized Operation ROLLING THUNDER to commence against North Vietnam. ROLLING THUNDER, the longest bombing campaign ever conducted by the United States Air Force, lasted from 1965 to 1968. (Tilford, “Operation ROLLING THUNDER”) There were several reasons why President Johnson chose to begin an all-out bombing campaign against North Vietnam at this time. The United States wanted to prevent the spread of communism by enforcing the

because this toxic chemical was being dropped regardless of if there were men, women, children or enemy soldiers being involved. The use of unrestricted force and violence, gave Lyndon B. Johnson authority to do as he pleased when passing the Tonkin Gulf Resolution. The amount of American Soldiers lost to this war is an unimaginable number. Young

The Vietnam War also known as the Second Indochina war took place in December 1956 through April 30 1975 to the fall of Saigon. It is one of the most debatable armed forces combats that the United States of America participated in. The United States involvement the civil war that took place in South Vietnam, North Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos, was characterized by numerous conflicting positions. South Vietnam was supported by United States and other anti-communist countries. The Viet Cong or” NFL”

The Vietnam War, lasting for approximately 20 years, was the longest and one of the most controversial wars in American history. Not only did the war take a heavy toll on the American troops fighting abroad, but it also led to riots and tension amongst Americans on the homefront. Two presidents devoted to winning the war against the spread of Communism in Vietnam as quickly and effectively as possible were Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon. Although Johnson was a Democrat and Nixon was a Republican

The 1960’s and 70’s were filled with turbulent changes. The US was still reeling from containment and its domino policy, leading it to believe that it had the right to exercise influence in foreign affair. One foreign affair was known as Vietnam. The Vietnam War was the longest war in the nation’s history. This war, from both abroad and at home, drastically changed the society of America, socially, economically, and politically. It caused for much anti-war sentiment and fueled the counter culture

good deeds, and continued to work for the people of the United States. Politics is a hard game to wrap your head around, but he really knew how to play it. Three of the biggest political moves that Johnson pulled were the Johnson Treatment, Gulf of Tonkin Resolution and the Civil rights Act. Treatment. Johnson Treatment. It was a peculiar name for such a manipulating task that Johnson used. He had his ways to get people to do what he wanted, and with the help of his tall figure and stern face, he really

The Vietnam war began in 1954 through the region which goes back several decades. The vietnam war was a long, arduous war between North Vietnam and South vietnam, as well as south vietnam’s main ally, the united states. At the time, North vietnam held a communist government. The war began in 1954 through an ongoing conflict between Russia and America. Going back to WWII, japanese forces invaded vietnam to fight off japanese occupiers and the french. At the time, the political leader Ho Chi Minh

In August of 1964, the USS Maddox had reported being engaged by the North Vietnamese Navy. This was known as the Gulf of Tonkin incident and lead to the official involvement of the U.S. in Vietnam with the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. Additionally, this also lead to the conscription of military aged males between the ages of 18-25. Typically, the conscription was taken from the poor and working classes, those who afford college. Considering the conscription, this lead to 25 percent our forces being

The Vietnam War (1955-1975), was a conflict between the communist north and the United States backed south. This war claimed over 3,000,000 lives including an estimated 58,000 Americans and over half of the remaining being Vietnamese civilians. The American population would divide over opinions of U.S. involvement in this conflict and lead to many protests and civil unrest. Throughout the course of this war, the Air Defense Artillery was a cornerstone of U.S. force’s capability and helped shift

After the Gulf Of Tonkin Resolution in 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson was given full authority to support any Southeast Asian country who was under communist pressure. This authority is what eventually led to the all out war between the South Vietnamese backed by the U.S. and the communist forces of North Vietnam known as the People’s Liberation Armed Forces of South Vietnam (Viet Cong). On March 29, 1973, the last U.S. troops were withdrawn from Vietnam, and soon after in 1975, the South Vietnamese