Question

What was the Gulf of Tonkin incident?

A. The declaration of war by South Vietnam on the US
B. The attacking of a US ship in a Vietnamese harbor
C. The bombing of a South Vietnamese town
D. The first US attack on Vietnamese soil

Answer 1

Option B is the correct answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Gulf of Tonkin incident was a series of events in August 1964 that involved the alleged attacks on two American naval destroyers, USS Maddox and USS Turner Joy, by North Vietnamese patrol boats in the Gulf of Tonkin. As a result, the US Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, which authorized the use of military force by US armed forces in Vietnam.