THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE VIETNAM WAR
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -In January 1971, Congress repealed the Gulf of Tonkin resolution as popular opinion grew against a continued U.S. military involvement in Vietnam.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Resolution was repealed in January 1971 in an attempt to curtail President Nixon’s power to continue the war.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Which of the following is true about the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution? It gave the U.S. president the opportunity to wage an undeclared war in Southeast Asia.