THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE VIETNAM WAR
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Question
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The Gulf of Tonkin resolution passed by Congress
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authorized President Johnson to take any measure needed to repel attacks on U. S. forces.
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called for both U. S. and North Vietnamese forces to withdraw from South Vietnam.
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condemned U. S. aggression against the people of Vietnam.
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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: -On August 2, North Vietnamese torpedo boats attacked an American destroyer in the Gulf of Tonkin. Johnson responded by sending in another destroyer. On August 4, the two destroyers reported that they were under attack. This time, Johnson authorized retaliatory air attacks against North Vietnam.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.