Trivia: The U.S. escalated the war after an incident in what body of water?
Bay of Bengal
Gulf of Thailand
Gulf of Tonkin
East China Sea
The correct answer is Gulf of Tonkin
So why is this answer correct? : On August 5, 1964, Congress received information that North Vietnamese torpedo boats had attacked two destroyers in the Gulf of Tonkin off the northeastern coast of Vietnam. According to the government report, the attacks were unprovoked, which led Congress to nearly unanimously vote for the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution — a major expansion of U.S. military involvement in Vietnam.