THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE VIETNAM WAR
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Question
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The US president that was granted sweeping war powers from the Tonkin Gulf Resolution was-
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Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ)
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John F. Kennedy (JFK)
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Richard M. Nixon
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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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: -Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara and President Johnson were both convinced of the reality of the second attack, however, and thus they asked Congress to pass the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.
Detailed explanation-3: -His civil rights legacy was shaped by signing the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and the Civil Rights Act of 1968.
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