US National Archives
Our Documents: Tonkin Gulf Resolution (1964)
Offers a summary of this resolution which supported President Johnson's actions in Vietnam and also provides an easy to read version of the complete text.
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Vietnam War Bibliography
A great resource for print resources on the Vietnam War. The Table of Contents provide a good organizational tool of bibliographic information for anyone trying to understand the conflict.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Contesting Futures: America in 1960s: Lyndon Johnson and Great Society
Read about the reforms and legislation undertaken through Lyndon B. Johnson's concept of the Great Society. These included economic and educational reforms, consumer protection, changes to immigration laws, and the Voting Rights Act of...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Vietnam War
Examine the Vietnam War through this summary, the transcript of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, questions for analysis, references for further reading, and a question/answer section from the community.
Stanford University
Stanford History Education Group: Cold War
[Free Registration/Login Required] A comprehensive social studies unit honing in on the Cold War. Students will rely on various resources covering topics like the Cuban Missile Crisis, Truman and MacArthur, and the Korean War, to analyze...
Digital History
Digital History: Into the Quagmire
Vietnam is one of the longest wars fought, spanning multiple decades and U.S. presidencies. In this article, students will learn about France's defeat at and withdrawal after Dien Bien Phu, the Geneva Accords, and the policies of the...
Country Studies US
Country Studies: The War in Vietnam
The Vietnam War encompassed many decades and many presidents. This site from Country Studies provides a brief, yet comprehensive, history of the war in Vietnam.
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The Vietnam War
The Vietnam War is a series of articles that discusses the origins, battles, and outcome of this conflict that involved much of Southeast Asia during the 1950s, '60s, and '70s. This introduction gives the background for U.S. involvement.
US Department of State
U.s. Involvement in the Vietnam War: The Gulf of Tonkin and Escalation, 1964
Essay on U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War in 1964 and subsequent escalation in that conflict through the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.
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The Vietnam Project: Relevance of Tonkin Gulf Incidents
An academic analysis of the declassified record of events in the Tonkin Gulf Incidents. Concludes that the record does not justify the resolution that followed.
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Joint Resolution for the Maintenance of Peace and Security in Southeast Asia, known as the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, on August 10, 1964, giving him a free hand to escalate the war in Vietnam.