Properties (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
historical event
|
| gptkbp:causedBy |
U.S._foreign_policy
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Gulf of Tonkin Incident
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
U.S._military_policy
public_opinion_on_Vietnam_War |
| gptkbp:involved |
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkb:North_Vietnamese_Navy intelligence reports naval engagements |
| gptkbp:involvedIn |
USS Maddox
USS Turner Joy |
| gptkbp:isChallengedBy |
Operation Rolling Thunder
escalation of air strikes increased troop deployments increased anti-war protests |
| gptkbp:isCitedIn |
political circles
|
| gptkbp:isConsidered |
turning_point_in_Vietnam_War
|
| gptkbp:isCriticizedFor |
scholars
anti-war activists misleading information lack of evidence |
| gptkbp:isDiscussedIn |
gptkb:U.S._Congress
academic literature |
| gptkbp:isDocumentedIn |
gptkb:Gulf_of_Tonkin_Resolution
historical accounts official reports |
| gptkbp:isEngagedIn |
historians
journalists political science studies |
| gptkbp:isFacilitatedBy |
disputed facts
|
| gptkbp:isInfluencedBy |
international relations
geopolitical considerations Cold_War_tensions |
| gptkbp:isPortrayedBy |
gptkb:U.S._government
historical documentaries military officials U.S._media |
| gptkbp:isRelatedTo |
investigations
public scrutiny |
| gptkbp:isUsedBy |
justification for military escalation
rally support for the war |
| gptkbp:ledTo |
gptkb:Gulf_of_Tonkin_Resolution
Congressional approval for military action heightened military conflict |
| gptkbp:location |
Gulf of Tonkin
|
| gptkbp:occursIn |
August 4, 1964
August 2, 1964 |
| gptkbp:resultedIn |
increased_military_presence_in_Vietnam
|
| gptkbp:significance |
gptkb:escalation_of_U.S._involvement_in_Vietnam_War
|
| gptkbp:wasPartOf |
gptkb:Vietnam_War
U.S._military_history U.S._military_strategy U.S._Cold_War_strategy U.S._intervention_in_Southeast_Asia |