Question

Which statement best describes the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?



It provided additional US military aid to the government of North Vietnam.

It prohibited the commitment of US troops to fight the Viet Cong.

It authorized the US president to deal with threats in South Asia as he saw fit.

It authorized the US president to begin negotiations with North Vietnam

Answer 1

@confluxepic

Answer 2

What do you think it is. @abram134 @~

Answer 3

It is of historical significance because it gave U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson authorization, without a formal declaration of war by Congress, for the use of "conventional'' military force in Southeast Asia. Specifically, the resolution authorized the President to do whatever necessary in order to assist "any member or protocol state of the Southeast Asia Collective Defense Treaty". This included involving armed forces.

Answer 4

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_of_Tonkin_Resolution

Answer 5

So C.