The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

question 33

Multiple Choice

The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

• A) resulted in a U.S. declaration of war on North Vietnam.
• B) gave President Lyndon Johnson wide latitude to escalate the conflict.
• C) called for 250,000 U.S. combat troops to be sent to Vietnam.
• D) both gave President Lyndon Johnson wide latitude to escalate the conflict, and called for 250,000 U.S. combat troops to be sent to Vietnam.
• E) None of these answers is correct.

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