Statements (167)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:resolutions
gptkb:legislation |
| gptkbp:affects |
authorization for military force
|
| gptkbp:approves |
military action in Southeast Asia
|
| gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:military_engagement
gptkb:Operation_Rolling_Thunder |
| gptkbp:context |
gptkb:Gulf_of_Tonkin_Incident
gptkb:Gulf_of_Tonkin_incident |
| gptkbp:controversy |
misleading information
misleading information about attacks |
| gptkbp:criticism |
lack of congressional oversight
|
| gptkbp:date_enacted |
August 7, 1964
|
| gptkbp:depicted_in |
blank check for military action
|
| gptkbp:enacted_by |
gptkb:1964
gptkb:United_States_Congress |
| gptkbp:governing_body |
gptkb:Gulf_of_Tonkin_incidents
|
| gptkbp:historical_context |
U. S. foreign policy in Asia
|
| gptkbp:historical_impact |
led to significant U. S. military actions in Southeast Asia
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
|
| gptkbp:impact |
U. S. foreign policy
escalation of U. S. military involvement in Vietnam increased military action in Vietnam |
| gptkbp:increased |
presidential war powers
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
subsequent military engagements
|
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
Cold War tensions
public perception of the Vietnam War |
| gptkbp:introduced_in |
gptkb:Senator_William_Fulbright
the context of Cold War policies |
| gptkbp:is_a_moment_of |
U. S. military history
U. S. legislative action |
| gptkbp:is_a_subject_of |
documentaries and films
|
| gptkbp:is_analyzed_in |
historical studies
political science studies political scientists historical studies of U. S. involvement in Vietnam |
| gptkbp:is_based_on |
gptkb:Gulf_of_Tonkin_incident
|
| gptkbp:is_challenged_by |
gptkb:court_cases
Supreme Court cases legal scholars anti-war movements civil rights advocates |
| gptkbp:is_cited_in |
legal arguments
subsequent legal cases legislative discussions subsequent military actions an example of congressional abdication of war powers |
| gptkbp:is_considered |
a pivotal moment in U. S. history
|
| gptkbp:is_considered_as |
turning point in U. S. foreign policy
|
| gptkbp:is_criticized_for |
gptkb:historical_analysis
lack of transparency anti-war activists lack of clear justification historical revisionists its impact on civil liberties its implications on civil liberties lack of clear evidence escalation of U. S. involvement in Vietnam overreach of presidential power misleading information about the Gulf of Tonkin Incident due to its implications for civil liberties for its vague language |
| gptkbp:is_critiqued_by |
gptkb:media_outlets
|
| gptkbp:is_debated_in |
gptkb:political_debates
gptkb:academic_circles gptkb:House_of_Representatives gptkb:Senate Congressional sessions Congressional hearings Congressional leaders lawmakers. Senate and House the context of U. S. foreign relations in the context of U. S. foreign policy |
| gptkbp:is_discussed_in |
gptkb:academic_journals
international relations studies |
| gptkbp:is_documented_in |
gptkb:historical_records
government archives U. S. Congressional records |
| gptkbp:is_examined_in |
gptkb:documentaries
gptkb:historians historical documentaries |
| gptkbp:is_influential_in |
shaping military policy
shaping U. S. military policy |
| gptkbp:is_linked_to |
escalation of military conflict
U. S. military strategy |
| gptkbp:is_motivated_by |
gptkb:Operation_Rolling_Thunder
military actions without a formal declaration of war |
| gptkbp:is_opposed_by |
anti-war activists
some members of Congress some Republicans |
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
the legislative history of the Vietnam War
|
| gptkbp:is_referenced_in |
gptkb:historical_texts
gptkb:political_speeches numerous historical texts literature on war powers |
| gptkbp:is_related_to |
U. S. military strategy in Asia
|
| gptkbp:is_subject_to |
gptkb:historical_revisionism
political scrutiny |
| gptkbp:is_supported_by |
gptkb:U._S._Congress
gptkb:Democratic_Party |
| gptkbp:is_used_in |
gptkb:political_debates
|
| gptkbp:is_used_to |
justify military actions
|
| gptkbp:key_event |
U. S. legislative history
|
| gptkbp:led_to |
gptkb:Operation_Rolling_Thunder
increased military presence in Vietnam increased anti-war sentiment increased troop deployment increased anti-war sentiment in the U. S. U. S. military escalation in 1965 |
| gptkbp:legacy |
debate over presidential war powers
|
| gptkbp:legislation |
authorized military engagement.
expanded military authority |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Gulf_of_Tonkin
|
| gptkbp:outcome |
increased troop deployment
|
| gptkbp:part_of |
U. S. legislative history
U. S. foreign policy in the 1960s |
| gptkbp:passes_through |
August 7, 1964
overwhelming support unanimously in the House with limited opposition in the Senate U. S. Congress with overwhelming support a period of heightened Cold War tensions |
| gptkbp:president_at_time |
gptkb:Lyndon_B._Johnson
|
| gptkbp:prompted |
alleged attacks on U. S. ships
|
| gptkbp:proposed_by |
gptkb:Lyndon_B._Johnson
|
| gptkbp:related_to |
gptkb:Vietnam_War
|
| gptkbp:repealed_by |
gptkb:War_Powers_Resolution_of_1973
gptkb:War_Powers_Resolution |
| gptkbp:resulted_in |
increased military presence in Vietnam
U. S. naval operations in the Gulf of Tonkin increased U. S. troop deployment in Vietnam U. S. military escalation increased U. S. troop deployment |
| gptkbp:signed_by |
President Lyndon B. Johnson
|
| gptkbp:significance |
escalated U. S. involvement in Vietnam War
escalation of U. S. military involvement in Vietnam |
| gptkbp:significant_event |
gptkb:Vietnam_War
|
| gptkbp:strategic_goals |
gptkb:checks_and_balances
|
| gptkbp:text |
gptkb:Public_Law_88-408
Joint Resolution of Congress |
| gptkbp:used_for |
to justify military actions
a precedent for future conflicts a political tool by the Johnson administration |
| gptkbp:was_a_catalyst_for |
U. S. troop deployment in Vietnam
|
| gptkbp:was_a_factor_in |
U. S. military strategy
|
| gptkbp:was_a_response_to |
alleged attacks on U. S. ships
North Vietnamese attacks growing tensions in Vietnam |
| gptkbp:was_a_response_to_perceived |
threats to U. S. interests
|
| gptkbp:was_affecting |
U. S.-Vietnam relations
|
| gptkbp:was_followed_by |
the escalation of U. S. involvement in Vietnam
|
| gptkbp:was_influenced_by |
gptkb:public_opinion
Cold War dynamics the fear of communism public opinion on Vietnam |
| gptkbp:was_part_of |
Cold War strategy
Cold War policy U. S. military history U. S. legislative framework escalation policy |
| gptkbp:was_passed_on |
August 7, 1964
|
| gptkbp:was_supported_by |
gptkb:military_leadership
most Democrats the majority of the American public at the time |
| gptkbp:year |
August 7, 1964
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Lyndon_B._Johnson
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
3
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