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Explain one event that escalated American involvement in Vietnam and two events in the war that began to turn American
public opinion against US involvement there.

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Answer:

the Gulf of Tonkin and Escalation, 1964. In early August 1964, two U.S. destroyers stationed in the Gulf of Tonkin in Vietnam radioed that they had been fired upon by North Vietnamese forces.  

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A. One event that escalated American involvement in Vietnam was the passage of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution by Congress on August 7, 1964.

B. The two events in the Vietnam war that turned American public opinion against the US involvement in the Vietnam war were:

  1. The devastation and violence of the war.
  2. The war turned out to be unwinnable and baseless.

What was the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?

The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was a Congress resolution that authorized President Johnson to retaliate for the firing of two U.S. naval destroyers by the North Vietnamese forces.

The resolution also authorized the President to ensure international peace in Southeast Asia.

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