THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE VIETNAM WAR
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
How did the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution passed by Congress in 1964 allow President Johnson to go to war in Vietnamwithout declaring war
|
|
Congress authorized President Johnson to use” all necessary measures” to repel an armed attack against the US
|
|
|
Congress had previously passed a law outlawing communism..this allowed President Johnson to go to war in Vietnam
|
|
|
North Vietnam had already declared war on the USA
|
|
|
Fighting in Vietnam was seen as a war against the Soviet Union, so the US did not have to declare war.
|
Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -On August 7, 1964, Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, authorizing President Johnson to take any measures he believed were necessary to retaliate and to promote the maintenance of international peace and security in southeast Asia.
Detailed explanation-2: -The United States Congress overwhelming approves the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, giving President Lyndon B. Johnson nearly unlimited powers to oppose “communist aggression” in Southeast Asia.
There is 1 question to complete.