Question

Which statement about the Gulf of Tonkin incident is true?

• A. It was used by Johnson to remove U.S. soldiers and end the war in
Vietnam.
• B. It was misunderstood by Johnson and caused the United States to
become more involved in Vietnam.
• C. It was an effort by South Vietnam to draw the United States
further into conflict.
• D. It was an attempt by North Vietnam to draw the United States
further into conflict.

The answer is B

Answer 1

Correct, the answer is B: the statement "It was misunderstood by Johnson and caused the United States to become more involved in Vietnam" is true. The Gulf of Tonkin incident was a series of events that occurred in August 1964, involving U.S. and North Vietnamese naval forces in the Gulf of Tonkin. President Johnson used these events as a pretext to escalate U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War, but later evidence suggested that the second attack on the U.S. Navy never actually occurred.