Question

What incident occurred that prompted President Johnson to create the Tonkin Resolution which gave the president authority to use military force in Southeast Asia without a formal declaration of war?

a) President Kennedy was assassinated.
b) The Viet Cong helped build the Berlin Wall.
c) North Vietnamese ships reportedly fired torpedoes at the American Navy.
d) President Johnson visited South Vietnam in 1961.

Answer 1

I believe the answer to your question in C

Answer 2

C option

Step-by-step explanation:

In early August 1964, two U.S. destroyers stationed in the Gulf of Tonkin in Vietnam radioed that they had been fired upon by North Vietnamese forces. In response to these reported incidents, President Lyndon B. Johnson requested permission from the U.S. Congress to increase the U.S. military presence in Indochina.

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