THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE VIETNAM WAR
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Question
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The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution ____
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placed limits on U.S. involvement in Vietnam
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authorized secret commando raids against North Vietnamese targets
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provided President Johnson with broad authority to escalate the war in Vietnam
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passed unanimously in the U.S. Senate
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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 Gulf of Tonkin Resolution authorized President Lyndon Johnson to “take all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against the forces of the United States and to prevent further aggression” by the communist government of North Vietnam.
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