Tonkin Gulf Quiz

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Question 1

According to the history of the Tonkin Gulf incident by the U.S. Naval Institute, high government officials

misled the American public about the naval clash that took place.
had a clear understanding of what occurred off the coast of North Vietnam on August 4, 1964.
ordered naval commanders to make every attempt to avoid provoking the North Vietnamese.
had forbidden covert intelligence-gathering missions against communist North Vietnam.

Question 2

What action did U.S. armed forces take against North Vietnam prior to the attack on the USS Maddox on August 2, 1964?

brought an additional destroyer into North Vietnamese waters
bombed targets in Laos and North Vietnam and islands off the coast of North Vietnam
placed mines in Haiphong Harbor
ordered South Vietnamese commandos to cease coastal raids against the North

Question 3

The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

placed limits on U.S. involvement in Vietnam.
authorized secret commando raids against North Vietnamese targets.
provided President Johnson with broad authority to escalate the war in Vietnam.
passed unanimously in the U.S. Senate.

Question 4

Who made the decision to seek congressional authorization for expanding U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War?

Senator Wayne Morse of Oregon
Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara
President Lyndon B. Johnson
Lt. Gen. William C. Westmoreland

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