Answer: Alleged attacks by North Vietnam against US naval ships in the Gulf of Tonkin.
Detail:
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was a measure passed by US Congress that allowed the US President to make military actions, like increase troops, without formal declaration of war. It led to huge escalation of US involvement in the Vietnam War. The resolution was 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.
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There were various effects of the Civil War but one thing that was not an effect was Reduced rate of industrial production in the north.
<h3>How did the Civil War benefit the North?</h3>
The North benefitted from the Civil War because the Civil War was rarely fought on Northern soil which meant that their industries were not destroyed or damaged by war.
In fact, the North was able to increase industrial production to be able to provide their soldiers with more weapons and provisions to fight the war, thereby increasing industrial production.
Options for this question include:
- Reduced rate of industrial production in the north
- Increased rate of industrial production in the north
- Massive destruction of Southern infrastructure
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