Cold War Resources

4. Tonkin Gulf Incident

Websites & Articles

Videos

*The Tonkin Gulf (UVA Miller Center)

The Gulf of Tonkin Incident (Hampton Roads Naval Museum)

U.S. Involvement in the Vietnam War (State Department)

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution (History.com)

Primary Sources

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution (National Archives)

Maps

Action in the Gulf of Tonkin Map (U.S. Naval Institute)

Bonus Resources

1964: Attack in the Gulf of Tonkin (International Herald Tribune)

President Johnson's Speech about Gulf of Tonkin Attacks (Essential Speeches, EBSCO Databases)

*The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution 1964

The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution | 1964 | PBS LearningMediaDiscover how reports of a North Vietnamese attack on U.S. ships in the Gulf of Tonkin led to President Johnson’s decision to increase U.S. involvement in Vietnam, in this video from American Experience: “1964.” Although Johnson had campaigned as a peace candidate, his decision to undertake military action in reaction to the incident had a powerful impact on the country and his legacy.

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