THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE COLD WAR
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The assassination of John F. Kennedy .
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The assassination of Ngo Dinh Diem, leader of South Vietnam.
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The “attacks” on U.S. ships in the Gulf of Tonkin .
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Soviet and Chinese support of Ho Chi Minh in North Vietnam.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The United States Congress overwhelming approves the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, giving President Lyndon B. Johnson nearly unlimited powers to oppose “communist aggression” in Southeast Asia.
Detailed explanation-2: -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. In response to these reported incidents, President Lyndon B. Johnson requested permission from the U.S. Congress to increase the U.S. military presence in Indochina.
Detailed explanation-3: -What prompted Congress to pass the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution? The Tet offensive undermined the American public’s confidence that the United States was winning the Vietnam War.