Question

The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution:__________.

A. was the declaration by the United Nations that condemned Communist aggression in South Vietnam.
B. authorized the president to take whatever means were necessary to defend American forces and prevent further Communist aggression.
C. was the result of a South Vietnamese attack on a camp of American military advisers.
D. was vetoed by Johnson.

Answer 1

Answer: b

Explanation: 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.

Answer 2

B: authorized the president to take whatever means were necessary to defend American forces and prevent further Communist aggression