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escalation of the war in vietnam began with what incident
The Gulf of Tonkin incident was an international confrontation that led to the United States engaging more directly in the Vietnam War.
when was the gulf of tonkin incident?
The Gulf of Tonkin incident occurred August 2, 1964.

Question: was there another name for the incident?
Self-contained rewrite: was there another name for the gulf of tonkin incident?