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On August second 1964, a North Vietnamese patrol boat fired on the USS Maddox and on August fourth 1964, the USS Maddox attacked the North Vietnamese. This is formally known today as the Gulf of Tonkin Incident.
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Us declared war on North Vietnam.
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50,000 American soldiers are battling Vietcong.
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This is where the American public starts becoming more Anti war than for it.
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After the Tet Offensive over 40,000 students from over 100 different campuses were involved anti-war protests.
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Over 70,000 North Vietnamese and Vietcong launched an attack on South Vietnam. Showed the American public the America was not ahead and created the credibility gap. In the end this was a major reason why America had to pull out of the war.
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Soldiers fire into crowd of college kids.