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.
The one-child policy had people pay special fees as punishment for having more than one-child. This led to a large number of hidden undocumented children that were hidden to avoid breaking the law. This mostly occurred in rural areas and was a big problem for the government.
The colonies of New York and New Jersey were originally founded by the
Dutch and were in an area that they called "New Netherland". Before
that, the area was populated with native peoples.
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