What was the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?

A) the terms of peace that the United States wanted from North Vietnam

B) a Vietnam military war plan that was exposed in the New York Times

C) the authorization for the use of the US military force in Vietnam

D) a plan to begin removing troops from Vietnam

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Noel Walters

9 December, 04:41

What was the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?

A) the terms of peace that the United States wanted from North Vietnam

B) a Vietnam military war plan that was exposed in the New York Times

C) the authorization for the use of the US military force in Vietnam

D) a plan to begin removing troops from Vietnam

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Darien Lin · Answer 1

Answer: The correct answer is C-the authorization for the use of the US military force in Vietnam.

Explanation: The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was enacted August 7, 1964 and came as a result of three North Vietnam torpedo boats firing on a United States destroyer, the U. S. S. Maddox while patrolling in the Gulf of Tonkin on August 2, 1964. Five days later the US Congress approved the Resolution.

What was the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?A) the terms of peace that the United States wanted from North VietnamB) a Vietnam military war plan that was exposed in the New York TimesC) the authorization for the use of the US military force in VietnamD) a plan to begin removing troops from Vietnam