Answer:
It was certainly convenient as a reason for expanding American involvement in the Vietnam War.
Explanation:
In 1964, the American government claimed that American naval ships had been attacked in territorial waters in the Gulf of Tonkin. The attacks were unprovoked.
President Jonson took these claims to Congress which subsequently passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. This, in effect, gave Johnson carte blanche to escalate US involvement in Vietnam without the restrictions of declaring war.
The Pentagon Papers, published in the 1970's subsequently proved that the claims, along with the rest of the information published by the American government justifying US involvement in Vietnam were falsehoods.
They believed it was Anubus.
<span>Poor. The progressive movement which was started to reform the society consisted of social workers, educators, lawyers, journalists to protect the common man helped mostly the middle class whites which eventually paved the way for the civil rights movement . The fight against racial discrimination continued through newspapers published by African Americans. Neither Roosevelt nor Wilson did much for the fight against segregation. The African Americans were a segregated unit even in the military during the war.</span>
The British Channel gave Britain a great advantage. At one point, the German Luftwaffe (air force) tried to invade the island, but the attempt failed and it was never attempted again
