What  Event Allowed the US President the Ability to Escalate

question 2

Multiple Choice

What  event allowed the US president the ability to escalate the involvement in Vietnam with a massive military force?

• A)the Tet Offensive
• B)the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
• C)the Great Leap Forward
• D)the Great Cultural Revolution
• E)the development of the Taliban

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