The complex naval event in the Gulf of Tonkin, off the coast of Vietnam, that was presented to the U.S. Congress on August 5, 1964, as two unprovoked attacks by North Vietnamese torpedo boats on the destroyers Maddox and Turner Joy of the U.S. Seventh Fleet and that led to the Gulf of Tonkin
peace*
No State shall, without the Consent of Congress, lay any duty of Tonnage, keep Troops, or Ships of War in time of Peace, enter into any Agreement or Compact with another State, or with a foreign Power, or engage in War, unless actually invaded, or in such imminent Danger as will not admit of delay.
Article 1 Section 10
Sparta technically had more territory on the map, but it was Athens that had the greatest geographic advantage, due mostly to the fact that its city states were positioned along the Mediterranean Sea.
Appeasement
During the 1930s, Britain and France followed a policy of
appeasement - they gave Hitler what he wanted in order to keep the peace. So
why did Britain and France keep on giving in to Hitler's demands. It was grounded
on the notion that what Hitler wanted was reasonable and, when his reasonable
demands had been fulfilled, he would stop.
