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the north Vietnamese fire at a us battle ship causing America to get angry getting the government to allow the president to help South Vietnam.

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Q: What event led to the 1964 gulf of tonkin resolution?
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What resolution gave the president the power to use military force on Vietnam?

The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution which was passed by Congress in 1964.


In what resolution of 1964 did Congress give president Johnson a blank check for the war in Vietnam?

The August, 1964 Gulf of Tonkin resolution.


What was the 1964 congressional action that became a blank check for the Vietnam war?

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution


When was the tonkin gulf resolution?

07 August 1964


When did the Congress adopt Gulf of Tonkin resolution?

07 August 1964.


Which president got the gulf of Tonkin resolution passed?

The gulf of tonkin resolution was passed by President Johnson, in 1964, in responce to the attacks launched by the north vietnamese, against the American ships in the gulf of tonkin.


What was the name of the resolution passed by Congress that approved the sending of U.S. soldiers to fight in Vietnam?

After the naval engagements in the Tonkin Gulf in 1964.


Which act authorized President Johnson to send US combat troops into South Vietnam?

the gulf of Tonkin Resolution


The 1964 congressional action that became a blank check for the Vietnam war?

Tonkin Gulf Resolution?


Who was president during the civil rights act of 1964 and the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?

Lyndon B. Johnson


What are the event that occurred in tonkin gulf?

The Vietnam War is the event that occurred in the Tonkin Gulf.


What was the gulf of tonkin resolution passed by congress in 1964?

The "resolution" authorized the President to use whatever force he wished to protect US interests.