The ACTUAL correct answer is: A. Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Dates of the items listed:
- Gulf of Tonkin Resolution: 1964
- Operation Rolling Thunder: 1965-1968
- Tet Offensive: 1968
- Vietnamization: began 1969, under Nixon Administration
Further detail on Gulf of Tonkin Resolution:
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, passed by Congress in August, 1964, after alleged attacks on two US naval ships in the Gulf of Tonkin. The key wording in the resolution said:
- <em>Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, that the Congress approves and supports the determination of the President, as Commander in Chief, to take all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against the forces of the United States and to prevent further aggression.</em>
That resolution served as a blank check for President Johnson to send troops to whatever extent he deemed necessary in pursuance of the war. Between 1964 and the end of Johnson's presidency in 1969, US troop levels in Vietnam increased from around 20,000 to over 500,000.
Answer:
d
Explanation:
because it decides who will be the speaker of the house
Explanation:
He was a populist member of the Democratic Party and rose to national prominence during the Great Depression for his vocal criticism of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his New Deal, which Long deemed not radical enough.
It encourages spending, which increases other kinds of tax.
<u>Explanation:</u>
Increasing the minimum wages increases the standard of people from the poverty line. It not only increases the welfare but also increases the spending among the people. But raising the wages also creates a negative effect causing inflation and higher costs for the business. This would decrease the profit of the firm.
The spending profile of employees helps us to access how they spend their extra earned money on purchasing things which is acquired by the government in the form of taxes. The combination of these direct and indirect effects results in lower economic activity.
