New York State Standard

1
Task Write a report in Microsfoft Word
analyzing how American Foreign Policy towards
Vietnam changed after the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin
Incident. Describe opposition views to the Gulf
of Tonkin Resolution as expressed by Senator
Wayne Morse and other critics of the Gulf of
Tonkin Incident

• Resources
• Internet Web Sites (for historical background of
  Vietnam)
• History Timelines for Vietnam
• Wikipedias Site related to the Gulf of Tonkin
  Incident
• The Implications of the Gulf Of Tonkin Incident
• Critical Looks at the Gulf of Tonkin Incident
• Common Dreams
• The Naval Institute
• 30 Years After a harsh review of the Gulf of
  Tonkin
• Primary Source Material
• President Johnson's Gulf Of Tonkin Speech (1964)
• The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution (1964)
• An Real Audio interview with Senator Wayne
  Morse who voted against the Gulf of Tonkin
  Resolution

New York State Standard Standard 1 History of
the United States and New YorkSubsection 4
Historical Analysis -Debate various views of
United States foreign policies and involvement
during the Mexican-American War, World Wars I and
II, Vietnam, and the Cold War.