Re-read all four of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution Documents A–D primary-source documents. Using at least three of these, answer the following questions:Citing and quoting from at least two documents, what did the North Vietnamese do in the Gulf of Tonkin, and why did the Johnson administration feel compelled to respond? What is the dilemma facing President Johnson?According to these documents, was the US planning to go to war in Vietnam before August 1964? Explain your answer, drawing on the documents provided.Min. 150 words, citing and quoting from the specified documents, and numbering your responses to correspond to the questions asked. Responses that do not meet this criteria will not be graded. You must use in-line citation, and can cite the documents simply as (Document A), (Document B), (Document C), etc.Written-Response Question Set 2 (Anti-Vietnam War Movement)Re-read the section “Vietnam: The Downward Spiral” from chapter 30.3 in OpenStax U.S. History. Also, view the Sound Smart: Vietnam War Protests short video from the History Channel website.Then read the Anti-Vietnam War Documents A–B, which include the following: Martin Luther King’s speech “Beyond Vietnam,” delivered April 4, 1967, at a meeting of Clergy and Laity Concerned at Riverside Church in New York City; and John Kerry’s testimony to the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, April 23, 1971. John Kerry was a veteran who returned from Vietnam in April 1969, having won early transfer out of the conflict because of his three Purple Hearts. He joined a group called Vietnam Veterans Against the War.Citing and quoting from MLK’s 1967 speech in Document A, why is King opposed to the Vietnam War? What examples does he give as to the public confusion, misinformation, and/or hypocrisy about the war effort? How and why does King connect the Civil Rights Movement with opposition to the Vietnam War?Citing and quoting from John Kerry’s 1972 speech in Document B, why are some veterans opposed to the Vietnam War? What examples does he give as to the public confusion, misinformation, and/or hypocrisy about the war effort? What indictment does Kerry make on the America’s political leadership?
