0
What else can I help you with?
Who used Gulf of Tonkin to deploy troops to Vietnam?
Lyndon B. Johnson
What was the results of the gulf of tonkin incident?
It caused President Johnson to send more troops to Vietnam.
What was result of the gulf of tonkin incident?
It caused President Johnson to send more troops to Vietnam.
Which act authorized President Johnson to send US combat troops into South Vietnam?
the gulf of Tonkin Resolution
What was John Kennedy's first act as president to combat communism?
deploy combat troops to vietnam
The opened the door to the Vietnam war by allowing the president to send troops to fight?
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.
What gave president Johnson the power to commit troops to Vietnam without asking congress for the declaration of war?
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.
What incident gave the united states president the authority to start sending actual troops to the Vietnam war?
gulf of tonkin
Who was the president during the gulf of tonkin?
President Lyndon Johnson used the Gulf of Tonkin incidents to get the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution passed. This permitted him to militarily assist any southeast Asian country that claimed to be victimized by communist aggression. He used this as justification to â??put boots on the groundâ?? (deploy troops) and begin open warfare with North Vietnam.
Did the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution give the President power to send troops to Vietnam?
US troops were already in South Vietnam. The Tonkin Gulf Resolution gave the president power to use whatever military force he felt necessary to protect US interests in Southeast Asia. Specifically the resolution gave the president authority to attack North Vietnam (bomb North Vietnam); which he ultimately ended up doing with Operation Rolling Thunder.
What year did us troops start fighting in Vietnam?
In August, 1964, President Johnson reported to the nation that American ships had been attacked by North Vietnam gunboats in the Gulf of Tonkin, in international waters. The Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution giving the President the power to use whatever force necessary to protect our interests in the area. At the time, the truth was not reported. In February, 1965, the Viet Cong attacked an American military base near Pleiku. Using the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, President Johnson sent in 3,500 Marines, the first official troops, to South Vietnam. By the end of the year, there were 200,000 US troops in Vietnam.
What gave President Johnson the power to commit troops to Vietnam without asking Congress for a deceleration of war?
help freinds in need
