to keep peace and have security between themselves and the rest of the world. The U.S.S. Maddox was in the Gulf of Tonkin on the 2nd of August in 1964 surveying the coast and gathering intelligence about Vietnam‚ as a part of DESOTO. They were in international waters‚ to test the 12 mile boundary set by North Vietnam. North Vietnam saw this as a threat to their land‚ so they were attacked the U.S.S. Maddox‚ damaging United States ships. I would consider this as a declaration of war; they were attacked
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After WW2‚ in South East Asia there was a high risk of spread of communism. In America’s opinion‚ South East Asia countries were like dominoes: if one of them turned communism‚ others would follow its example. This is why in 1954 President Eisenhower decided to support South Vietnam in order to stop the spread of communism. By 1963 there were 17000 US advisors in South Vietnam. At that time the president of Vietnam was Diem‚ disliked by the most of the population‚ especially Buddhists which were
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Universität Kassel (University of Kassel in Germany) The U.S. and the decision to drop the bombs 1 Table of Contents 1. Introduction.......................................................................................................1 2. Main position of the experts..............................................................................6 3. Conclusion.........................................................................................................8 4. Works cited
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were under Vietcong control - the ARVN (South Vietnamese army) could not defeat them. In 1963‚ the US supported a military coup‚ which murdered Diem and put a military government in South Vietnam. In August 1964‚ sailors on the American warship USS Maddox in the Gulf of Tonkin claimed they had been attacked by North Vietnamese torpedo boats. The US Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin resolution‚ allowing the American President Lyndon B. Johnson to take direct military action in retaliation. In February
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between North Vietnam‚ supported by the Soviet Union and China‚ and South Vietnam‚ supported by the United States. The US became involved in Vietnam to prevent the spread of communism in Southeast Asia but became even more involved after the US ship Maddox was attacked in the Gulf of Tonkin. The conflict was drawn-out and costly‚ with many casualties on both sides. During the presidencies of Richard Nixon and Lyndon B. Johnson‚ the US was heavily involved in the Vietnam War. Several significant events
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effective in preventing wrong patient errors but not effective in preventing incorrect drug preparation. Since the study says about the effectiveness of BCMA in preventing medication errors‚ it will be suitable for the capstone project. Seibert‚ H. H.‚ Maddox‚ R. R.‚ Flynn‚ E. A.‚ & Williams‚ C. K. (2014). EFFECT of
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occurred on August 2‚ 1964 after the U.S. destroyer USS Maddox was fired upon by three North Vietnamese torpedo boats. Two days later the Maddox and the C. Turner Joy were supposedly involved in a second attack. President Lyndon B. Johnson used this incident as justification to ask Congress to give him the powers he needed to respond to aggression from the Vietnamese communists. There is now speculation and strong evidence to prove that the Maddox fired first on August 2‚ and that the second attack
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President Johnson‚ however falsely claimed that the USS Maddox was attacked a second time. On the 2nd of March 1965 the USA began its brutal bombing campaign in Vietnam called “Operation Rolling Thunder”. The campaign was estimated to last only 8 weeks‚ but instead it lasted over 3 years. The operation consisted
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they are not detached‚ but continuously interacting (Dualism Interactionism)‚ which is Piccard’s claim‚ that Data has an artificial mind and mechanical physical body‚ which appears disconnected‚ yet‚ somehow unites to function as one. In contrast‚ Maddox viewed Data‚ the robot‚ as lacking any actual mental properties. Therefore‚ he constantly referred to Data as “it” instead of “him” and he was not troubled at the possibility that he may be unable to re-assemble Data‚ since Data was merely a material
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north Vietnam./ Nixon began withdrawing troops‚ took 4 years to pull out. 51. VIETCONG- the South Vietnamese communist 52. GULF OF TONKIN/ GULF OF TONKIN RESOLUTION- USS Maddox was in the Gulf of Tonkin‚ 5 Vietnamese PT boats attacked the Maddox and then the USS Turner Joy joined the Maddox. 2 days after the attack on Maddox torpedoes were coming at the 2 ships so they opened fired on the
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