USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Lyndon Johnson signed the Tonkin Gulf resolution on August 10, 1964. In August 1964, Congress passed the Tonkin Gulf resolution-or Southeast Asia Resolution, as it is officially known-the congressional decree that gave President Lyndon Johnson a broad mandate to wage war in Vietnam.

Detailed explanation-2: -“Congress approves and supports the determination of the President, as Commander in Chief, to take all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against the forces of the United States and to prevent further aggression, ” the resolution read.

Detailed explanation-3: -Passed nearly unanimously by Congress on 7 August and signed into law three days later, the Tonkin Gulf Resolution-or Southeast Asia Resolution, as it was officially known-was a pivotal moment in the war and gave the Johnson administration a broad mandate to escalate U.S. military involvement in Vietnam.

Detailed explanation-4: -This joint resolution of Congress (H.J. RES 1145), dated August 7, 1964, gave President Lyndon Johnson authority to increase U.S. involvement in the war between North and South Vietnam.