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The Start of the Vietnam War

Question 10 • MS U.S. History - SS3307 B-IC

What event prompted the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?

Answer
A
North Vietnam attacked a US warship.
B
South Vietnam elected Viet Cong politicians.
C
South Vietnam sent troops into North Vietnam.
D
North Vietnam assassinated the president of South Vietnam.

Explanation

The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution followed reports that North Vietnamese forces attacked U.S. Navy destroyers in the Gulf of Tonkin in 1964. The resolution gave President Lyndon B. Johnson broad authority to expand U.S. military involvement in Vietnam. The correct choice is “North Vietnam attacked a US warship.”

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