Which best describes how the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution affected US involvement in the Vietnam War?

The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, passed by Congress in 1964, gave President Lyndon B. Johnson broad authority to use military force in Southeast Asia without a formal declaration of war. This let the president decide how to respond to events in Vietnam, so the best choice is “It allowed the president to act in Vietnam as he saw fit.”

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