Answer: Truman announces that he is ordering U.S. air and naval forces to South Korea to aid the democratic nation in repulsing an invasion by communist North Korea. The country was split along the 38th parallel, with Soviet forces occupying the northern zone and Americans stationed in the south.
European power of France, Britain, Belgium and Netherlands were keen to take advantage of Africa's abundant natural resources including Gold, Silver, Minerals and even Slave labor.
Similarly, the Japanese knew they lived in a small piece of land which was resource-poor and isolated from the rest of the world.
By expanding and colonizing Asian countries, they wanted to take advantage of local resources which including abundant food and millions of people as slaves.
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Explanation:
1. The Stamp Act (March 1765)
2. The Townshend Acts (June-July 1767)
3. The Boston Massacre (March 1770)
4. The Boston Tea Party (December 1773)
5. The Coercive Acts (March-June 1774)
6. Lexington and Concord (April 1775)
7. British attacks on coastal towns (October 1775-January 1776)
The Gulf of Tonkin incident occurred in the Gulf of Tonkin off of the coast of North Vietnam.
The citizens were told the North Vietnamese communists violently attacked a US ship which was peacefully existing to aid South Vietnam. It was presented as a direct threat to the US and a means for war.
The ship was in North Vietnamese territory and was alone away from the rest of the US fleet in South Vietnam. The US was not peaceful as they were attacking the North and supplying the South putting them directly in the war.
Per the Constitution--war is to be asked for by the executive and approved by Congress with an official declaration of war. However, the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution gave permission to Johnson to use war materials and practices without an official declaration of war. This prevented allies from entering the war but allowed the US to engage in war behavior under the executive orders.
