The false history is intense. So name something you’re surprised they tricked the rest of the world or bear them into submission to accept
The false history is intense. So name something you’re surprised they tricked the rest of the world or bear them into submission to accept
that is covered in the history books tho? it’s cited as the biggest fault of the johnson administration, the impetus for the war powers act, an entry point to introducing the topic of counterculture in the textbook (flower power, anti-war, peace sign, Kent State…), and the progenitor of distrust in the government, after all
Education in America differs wildly by state (and even school district). Americans often get different instruction on slavery, the Confederacy, Vietnam war, etc.
the gulf on tonkin was an actual documented lie, though. which is not often taught.