QUIZ: How Much Do You Know About The Cold War?

The United States’ involvement in Vietnam was initiated by an event in what body of water?

Retry Correct Incorrect The Gulf of Tonkin Incident in 1964, which may have been exaggerated by the U.S. Defense Department, led congress to pass the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, allowing for intervention in Asian countries that were under the threat of communism, leading the US to become more heavily involved in Vietnam.

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The United States’ involvement in Vietnam was initiated by an event in what body of water?

• The Gulf of Mexico
• The Bay of Pigs
• The Gulf of Tonkin
• The Persian Gulf