Tonkin
Northern Vietnamese territory
Tonkin is a historical region in northern Vietnam, centered on the Red River delta and including Hanoi.
The name appears most often in connection with the Gulf of Tonkin, the body of water between Vietnam and China, and the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution (1964), which authorized U.S. military escalation in the Vietnam War: The Tonkin Gulf incident remains controversial.
Southeast Asian coastal nation
- gulfPartially enclosed sea
- deltaSymbol denoting variation
- Red RiverNamed tributary, colorful
- HanoiVietnam's seat of government
Haiphong · Indochina · northern · lowlands · coastal · basin · mountains · plains
A distinct event
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- Vietnam WarCold-era Indochina military engagement
- escalationProgressive increase in intensity
- 1964Mid-sixties year
Johnson · Congress · naval · destroyer · torpedo · attack · military · authorization
Of or from Paris's nation
- IndochinaSoutheast Asian peninsula region
- protectorateGuarded semi-autonomous territory
- colonialOf occupied territories
- annexationAbsorbing territory into jurisdiction
empire · administration · governor · treaty · occupation · Saigon · missionaries · exploitation
Of Southeast Asian nation
- cuisineCharacteristic cooking style
- dialectRegional language variety
- phoInformal fake spelling
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
architecture · pagodas · temples · silk · artisans · ceramics · lacquerware · folk songs
Vietnam
Southeast Asian coastal nation
Hanoi · Haiphong · Indochina · northern · lowlands · coastal · basin · mountains · plains · Southeast Asia
incident
A distinct event
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- Vietnam WarCold-era Indochina military engagement
- escalationProgressive increase in intensity
1964 · Johnson · Congress · naval · destroyer · torpedo · attack · military · authorization · intervention
French
Of or from Paris's nation
- IndochinaSoutheast Asian peninsula region
- protectorateGuarded semi-autonomous territory
- colonialOf occupied territories
annexation · empire · administration · governor · treaty · occupation · Saigon · missionaries · exploitation · resistance
Vietnamese
Of Southeast Asian nation
traditions · architecture · pagodas · temples · silk · artisans · ceramics · lacquerware · folk songs · Buddhism
- Gulf of TonkinInlet between Vietnam, China