The Tonkin Gulf Resolution

question 48

Multiple Choice

The Tonkin Gulf resolution:

• A)was in response to a Viet Cong attack on an American military base.
• B)deeply divided the country.
• C)allowed Johnson to escalate the war.
• D)authorized American naval aggression off the coast of North Vietnam.
• E)passed Congress over Johnson's veto.

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