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.
In England's North American colonies, the Great Awakening contributed to the development of a common American identity.
Answer: Option C
<u>Explanation:</u>
Great Awakening was a religious re-establishment in the American colonies which faded the differences between various Christian sects. This uplifted relationships between various believers of Christianity and eventually strengthened the bonds over time.
After moving ahead from such differences regarding church hierarchy and belief colonies found cooperation between them and achieved common ground which helped them to develop common American identity. And this helped in the foundation of many new religious institutions and united people in terms of believes.
The three pronged strategy was an attack on three sides of an opponent at nearly the same time so that the opponent would not be able to bring reinforcements to any certain side and eventually crush the opponent by surrounding it.
Example: During the American Revolution, the British attempted a three pronged attack: General John Burgoyne from Canada, Colonel Barry St. Leger from the East, General Howe from the South. Were this to be successful, the American's would be trapped from 3 sides of the British army and couldn't escape by sea due to the British navy and all americans including me would be drinking tea right now. Except it didn't work since General Howe decided to go for personal glory and take Philadelphia.
<span>It was actually Standard Oil that was significant in the formation of the Cleveland Massacre in the late 1870s. John D. Rockefeller's company called Standard Oil held a monopoly on the oil traffic in and out of Cleveland until the Supreme Court ruled it had to be split up in 1911.</span>
Answer:
The Nile River is important to the Egyptian Civilization because it provided them with a drinking source. The Nile River was also a place for the Egyptians to grow crops.
