With the Passage of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

question 140

Multiple Choice

With the passage of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

• A) the United States declared war on Vietnam.
• B) Congress handed the president a blank check to use further force in Vietnam.
• C) the military was given the authority to use tactical nuclear weapons.
• D) Congress maintained its war-declaring power.
• E) the goals of American military involvement in Vietnam were clear.

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