Guam. Guam is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States in the western Pacific Ocean. It is one of five U.S. territories with an established civilian government. Guam is listed as one of sixteen Non-Self-Governing Territories by the Special Committee on Decolonization of the United Nations.
Constitution Daily. The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution and the limits of presidential power. It was 50 years ago today that a joint session of Congress approved the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, an act that led to the Vietnam Warâs escalation and the eventual passage of another act seeking to curb presidential powers. Gulf of Tonkin incident.
Gulf of Tonkin 1964. The incident in the Gulf of Tonkin led to Americaâs open entry into the Vietnam War. The Gulf of Tonkin is off the coast of what was North Vietnam. President Lyndon Johnson received different advice from his military advisors on how any possible war with the North Vietnamese might be fought.