Gulf of Tonkin Incident Flashcards
When was Diem overthrown?
November 1963, overthrown by a military coup and replaced by army generals who had US support
When was Kennedy assassinated?
November 1963, same month as Diem was overthrown
Who replaced Kennedy as US president?
President Johnson
What was the USS Maddox?
One of the destroyer ships sent to support the attacks on North Vietnam. It did this by monitoring the signals sent out by the radar stations that were being targeted
During the Gulf of Tonkin incident, what happened o the day of the 3rd August 1964?
3 Vietnamese torpedo boats head towards the USS Maddox
US jets sink one of the boats and damage the other two
During the Gulf of Tonkin incident, what happened o the day of the 4th August 1964?
A report comes in from the USS Maddox saying that North Vietnam are going to launch another attack
The US captain who raised the alarm then said he was not sure whether this was in fact the case
Johnson launches an attack anyway
During the Gulf of Tonkin incident, what happened o the day of the 7th August 1964?
The US government approve the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
This gave Johnson the power to take any military action necessary to defend South Vietnam and to stop the spread of communism
What was Plan 3A, that Johnson approved?
The US presence in Vietnam was increased
South Vietnam mercenaries (an individual who takes part in military conflict for personal profit) were sent to North Vietnam
US destroyer ships would sail into the Gulf of Tonkin and North Vietnamese waters
