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Congress passed this resolution which gave President Johnson whatever measures were necessary to prevent harm to US ships.

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Q: What did the Tonkin Gulf Resolution give to the President?
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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.


Who did the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution give the power to take whatever action seemed necessary to stop aggression?

the president


Did The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution give President Johnson full war making capacity against Vietnam?

Yes it did.


Who did the gulf of tonkin resolution give the power take whatever action seemed necessary to stop aggression?

the president


What did the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution give president johnson the power to do?

Commit troops and resources to repel any armed attacks


What did the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution give President Johnson the power to?

Commit troops and resources to repel any armed attacks


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.


Gulf of tonkin incident and gulf of tonkin resolution?

The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was significant due to the fact that it give President Johnson the ability to use military force in Southeast Asia without Congress having to issue an official declaration of war. It was signed into law on August 10, 1964.


What authority did the Gulf of Tonkin give to President Johnson?

True.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. > http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=2261 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.The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution gave President Johnson the power to declare war against North Vietnam without ever going to ask Congress.


What are theConnections between gulf of tonkin resolution 1964 and war power act 1973?

1. Gulf of Tonkin-NVN (North Viet Navy) patrol boats attacked US destroyers. Congress give LBJ authority to strike back. 2. Cambodian Invasion 1970-US GROUND Forces invade Cambodia; Congress takes back authority from Nixon. Which causes a disaster the following year, when Nixon invades Laos (Operation Lam Son 719).


What reason did President Bush give for the American presence in the Persian Gulf?

Weapons of mass destruction


Why didn't congress follow the American president's lead for military action in the Persian Gulf?

It's because Congress don't give a hoot