Question

The Tonkin Gulf Resolution

Answer 1

Answer:

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The Tonkin Gulf Resolution gave the president authority to take all necessary means to repel an armed attack against U.S. forces.

Explanation:

This happened during the United States involvement in the Vietnam war.The Tonkin Gulf was a station in Vietnam that was fired by forces of Northern Vietnamese. In response to this attack, the president of the United States by then, Lyndon B. Johnson, asked the congress to allow more military action to be deployed in the Indochina war.The congress discussed and allowed the  president to employ measures of striking back if necessary and promote the maintenance of international peace and security in the region.

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