Why did the USS Maddox arrive at the Gulf of Tonkin in August 1964? thanks! :)

In the early morning hours of August 2, 1964, the crew of Maddox received an intelligence report suggesting that three North Vietnamese patrol boats had been dispatched to attack it. The naval ship's captain, John J. Herrick, initially ordered Maddox to head out to sea, hoping to avoid confrontation.

- encouraging nationalism

- returning to conservative political policies

the effect of the ming leaders banning ships with more than two masts was that there was no further construction of ships masts, because there was a surplus. ming emperors disallowed foreign exploration