The Impact of the Gulf of Tonkin Incident on War Powers

Delve into the implications of the Gulf of Tonkin incident in 1973, the passage of the War Powers Act by Congress, and the consequential escalation of the Vietnam War.

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In August of 1964, an event occurred off the waters of North Vietnam that would have repercussions that would echo in US foreign policy for decades.

Two alleged confrontations between US Navy vessels and North Vietnamese ships set off a chain of events that resulted in a dramatic escalation in the United States' involvement in Vietnam and a subsequent backlash that would change military policy to the present day.

Learn more about the Gulf of Tonkin Incident and the event that began the large-scale US military presence in Vietnam on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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