History GCSE

Gulf of Tonkin incident

What Gulf of Tonkin incident means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.

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Event in August 1964 in which US destroyers, including the USS Maddox, were allegedly attacked by North Vietnamese torpedo boats.

Pearson Edexcel · Option 33: Key topic 3: US involvement in the Vietnam War, 1954–75 - 2 Escalation of the conflict under Johnson (study guide)

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Option 33: Key topic 3: US involvement in the Vietnam War, 1954–75 - 2 Escalation of the conflict under Johnson (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)

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