Question

Which of the following best describes the Gulf of Tonkin incident?

A
Many US ships were torpedoed.
B
A Vietnamese ship was destroyed.
C
President Johnson did not react to it.
D
It was a surprise attack on the US troops.

Answer 1

Answer: Option D

It was a surprise attack on the US troops

Explanation: Then, in August 1964, two American ships reported that they were ambushed by North Vietnamese torpedo boats in the Gulf of Tonkin, a body of water off the coasts of North Vietnam and China.

Answer 2

The Correct Answer is A

Many US ships were torpedoed.

Step-by-step explanation:

In August 1964, Three Vietnamese gunboats approach the USS Maddox and they fired torpedoes at USS Maddox without warning without even unprovoked.

After few days again the same attack is reported, where an unknown number of Vietnamese gunboats attacked, but two ships were sunk by the USS Maddox.

In response to the gulf of Ton-kin incident, the United States issues the Gulf of Ton-kin resolution enabling the US involvement in Vietnam to include sending troops into the South without an official declaration of war against the North.