The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution gave President Lyndon B. Johnson the authority to aid any Southeast Asian country being threatened by communist aggression. He used this as justification for open warfare against North Vietnam.
Gulf of Tonkin
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Tonkin Gulf Resolution.
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution .
The Gulk of Tonkin Resolution was passed on August 7, 1964. It gave president Johnson the authority to use a military base in the region of Southeast Asia.
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Gunboats from the North Vietnam Navy fired on US ships while they were in international waters in the Gulf of Tonkin. The Act of Congress that gave LBJ the authority to wage war was called the Tonkin Gulf Resolution.
Congress passed the Tonkin Gulf Resolution.
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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.
To escalate a simple guerrilla war being conducted in the republic of South Vietnam into an open conventional war against North Vietnam itself.
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