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The Start of the Vietnam War

Question 2 • MS U.S. History - SS3307 B-IC

What was the purpose of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?

Answer
A
to end the conflict between France and Vietnam
B
to end the conflict between North Vietnam and the US
C
to give power to the US president to intervene in Vietnam
D
to restore the former emperor as president of South Vietnam

Explanation

The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, passed by Congress in 1964, authorized President Lyndon B. Johnson to take military action in Southeast Asia without a formal declaration of war. It gave the president authority to intervene in Vietnam, so the correct choice is “to give power to the US president to intervene in Vietnam.”

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