Question

The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution authorized the

Group of answer choices

Nixon administration to mine the harbor of Haiphong and increase the bombing of North Vietnam.

Kennedy administration to send troops to support the Diem government in South Vietnam.

Johnson administration to defend American forces and repel aggression in Vietnam.

Truman administration to aid France in its efforts to end the communist insurgency in Vietnam.

Answer 1

Your answer is C.

On August 7, 1964, Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, authorizing President Johnson to take any measures he believed were necessary to retaliate and to promote the maintenance of international peace and security in southeast Asia.