Escalated the Vietnam War from a guerrilla war into a conventional war against North Vietnam.
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution increased the president's ability to wage war without congressional approval.
August 7, 1964 .
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 Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution in response to a controversial North Vietnamese attack on U.S. destroyers in 1964.
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution increased the president's ability to wage war without congressional approval.
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 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.
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution .
The result of the Tonkin Gulf Resolution was a conventional war against NORTH Vietnam; to include strategic aerial bombing.
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NATO existed well before the Tonkin Gulf incident.
The Tonkin Gulf Resolution .
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Vietnam War.
Vietnam War.