Question

What gave President Johnson the authority to send additional troops to Vietnam without a formal declaration of war?

A. Operation Rolling Thunder
B. Gulf of Tonkin
C. Resolution the Viet Cong invasion in 1965
D. election of 1964

Answer 1

the answer is B: Gulf of Tonkin

Answer 2

B. The Gulf of Tonkin. Operation Rolling Thunder was the Iraq war, known as Desert Storm in the U.S. under President George Bush. The election of 1964 and the resolution of the Vietnamese invasion preceded President Lyndon Johnson’s formal declaration of war to the U.S. Congress after a mandatory 90 day waiting period. Hope this helps!