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Wayne Morse of Oregon and Ernest Gruening of Alaska provied the only opposition.

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The Tonkin Gulf Resolution passed unanimously in the House of Representatives and only two senators voted against it. They were senators Wayne Morse and Ernest Gruening.

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What two senators voted against the Tonkin gulf resolution?

The Tonkin Gulf Resolution passed unanimously in the House of Representatives and only two senators voted against it. They were senators Wayne Morse and Ernest Gruening.


What was the official name of the Gulf of Tonkin resolution?

The official name of the Gulf of Tonkin resolution was the Southeast Asia resolution. It passed unanimously in the House of Representatives and in the Senate only two senators voted against it. They were senators Wayne Morse and Ernest Gruening.


Who was the senator who opposed sending troops to Vietnam?

Senators Wayne Morse of Oregon & Ernest Gruening of Alaska voted against the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.


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.


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

the gulf of Tonkin Resolution


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

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution


What events led to the passage of the tonkin gulf resolution?

The passage of the Gulf of Tonkin resolution occurred due to sea battles in the Tonkin Gulf between the US Navy and the North Vietnam Navy.


The congressional act that was tantamount to a declaration of war against North Vietnam was the?

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution


Which was the immediate result of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?

Johnson used air strikes against the North.


What gave president Johnson the power to go to waar against north Vietnam?

Tonkin Gulf Resolution.


Who voted against the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.?

Senator Wayne Morse, there was another senator but I can't remember who it was.