Question 6 • United States History and Geography
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution authorized President Lyndon B. Johnson to take necessary measures to repel attacks on U.S. forces and prevent further aggression in Southeast Asia. This gave him broad authority to expand U.S. military involvement without a formal declaration of war, so the correct choice is “authorized the president to deal with threats in Southeast Asia as he saw fit.”
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