How did Johnson escalate US involvement in Vietnam in 1964? (AQA Conflict and tension in Asia)

This lesson is for the AQA GCSE: Conflict and Tension in Asia 1950-1975, Part 2: Escalation of conflict in Vietnam.

Lesson 3 - Focuses on how Johnson was able to escalate US involvement in 1964. This is a really fun lesson, running as a debate where pupils will debate whether the Gulf of Tonkin incident, or the 1964 presidential election, was the biggest factor.
Lots of information provided, but students can do their own research too. Very detailed instructions as to how to run the debate.

My classes always LOVE this lesson, so I hope yours will too!