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Escalation in VietnamTRANSCRIPT
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Escalation of the Vietnam War
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Congress authorized the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution after a U.S. battle ship was allegedly attacked while in the Gulf of Tonkin. This increased the number of American troops sent to Vietnam and ESCALATED the conflict there.