Tonkin Incident

GPTKB entity

Properties (63)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical event
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Lyndon_B._Johnson
Robert McNamara
escalation of conflict
gptkbp:causedBy escalation_of_Vietnam_War
gptkbp:controversy historical analysts
gptkbp:criticism misleading information
gptkbp:depicts documentaries
gptkbp:has_a_focus_on historical revisionism
international relations scholars
gptkbp:has_implications_for U.S._military_policy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tonkin Incident
gptkbp:influenced domestic political pressures
gptkbp:involved gptkb:North_Vietnam
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:involvedIn USS Maddox
USS Turner Joy
gptkbp:is_a_gathering_for U.S._foreign_policy
gptkbp:is_a_subject_of books
academic research
political debate
historical documentaries
congressional hearings
escalation theory
gptkbp:is_featured_in a failure of diplomacy
a_direct_attack_on_the_U.S.
gptkbp:is_known_for controversial military engagement
its_role_in_shaping_U.S._policy
gptkbp:is_linked_to U.S._military_strategy
U.S._foreign_intervention
gptkbp:is_studied_in government accountability
historical studies
national security policy
its impact on public opinion
its implications on civil liberties
gptkbp:is_used_in media coverage
political analysis
political speeches
government transparency
discussions of military ethics
discussions of war powers
U.S._interventionism
U.S._military_strategy_in_Asia
gptkbp:keyEvent Cold_War_history
U.S._history
the_history_of_U.S._foreign_relations
gptkbp:led_to gptkb:Gulf_of_Tonkin_Resolution
gptkbp:opposedBy increased_military_presence_in_Southeast_Asia
gptkbp:performedBy 1964
Gulf of Tonkin
gptkbp:previousName gptkb:Gulf_of_Tonkin_Incident
gptkbp:related_to international relations theory
U.S.-Vietnam relations
gptkbp:reportsTo gptkb:U.S._government
gptkbp:significantEvent military history
military historians
the_narrative_of_the_Vietnam_War.
gptkbp:traditions gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:was_a_catalyst_for gptkb:U.S._involvement_in_Vietnam
gptkbp:was_a_factor_in U.S._military_history
gptkbp:was_a_response_to August 4, 1964
August 2, 1964
gptkbp:was_a_result_of Cold_War_tensions