1964 Gulf of Tonkin incident
GPTKB entity
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:historical_events
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
Increased troop deployment to Vietnam
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| gptkbp:congressional_hearings |
Investigations into the incident
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| gptkbp:consequences |
Deployment of ground troops
Debate over presidential war powers Impact on Johnson's presidency |
| gptkbp:controversy |
Accuracy of reports of attacks
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| gptkbp:criticism |
Misleading information provided to Congress
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| gptkbp:date |
August 4, 1964
August 2, 1964 |
| gptkbp:events |
Johnson's speech to Congress
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| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
Examined in context of Cold War
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
Cold War tensions
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| gptkbp:historical_debate |
Ongoing discussions about legitimacy of actions
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| gptkbp:historical_documentation |
Declassified reports
Official Navy reports |
| gptkbp:historical_impact |
Led to the Vietnam War escalation
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| gptkbp:historical_interpretation |
Varied perspectives among historians
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| gptkbp:historical_legacy |
Debate over U. S. interventionism
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| gptkbp:historical_repercussions |
Long-term effects on U. S. foreign policy
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| gptkbp:historical_significance |
Catalyst for the Vietnam War protests
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| gptkbp:history |
Importance of accurate intelligence
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
1964 Gulf of Tonkin incident
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| gptkbp:impact_on_u._s._foreign_policy |
Shift towards interventionism
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| gptkbp:intelligence |
Controversial intelligence assessments
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| gptkbp:international_response |
Condemnation from some countries
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| gptkbp:involved_parties |
gptkb:North_Vietnam
gptkb:United_States |
| gptkbp:is_debated_in |
Debates over military intervention
North Vietnamese attacks on U. S. ships |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Gulf_of_Tonkin
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| gptkbp:media_coverage |
Intense media scrutiny
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| gptkbp:military_doctrine |
Shift towards aggressive engagement
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| gptkbp:military_operations |
Increased naval operations in the region
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| gptkbp:military_strategy |
Escalation of air strikes
Increased presence in Southeast Asia |
| gptkbp:narrative |
Different interpretations of events
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| gptkbp:north_vietnamese_response |
Increased military activity
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| gptkbp:president |
gptkb:Lyndon_B._Johnson
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| gptkbp:pretext_for |
U. S. military action in Vietnam
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| gptkbp:public_perception |
Growing anti-war sentiment
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| gptkbp:public_reaction |
Support for military action
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| gptkbp:related_event |
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:Operation_Rolling_Thunder |
| gptkbp:resulted_in |
U. S. Congress passing the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
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| gptkbp:significance |
Escalation of U. S. involvement in Vietnam War
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| gptkbp:type |
gptkb:military_engagement
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| gptkbp:u._s._military_history |
Significant event in military history
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| gptkbp:u._s._naval_vessels_involved |
gptkb:USS_Maddox
gptkb:USS_Turner_Joy |
| gptkbp:u._s._political_history |
Influential event in political history
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| gptkbp:u._s._public_policy |
Influence on future military engagements
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| gptkbp:vietnamese_military_history |
Key event in Vietnam's military history
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| gptkbp:vietnamese_perspective |
View of U. S. aggression
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Lyndon_B._Johnson
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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