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Following the Eisenhower and Kennedy administrations, President Lyndon B. Johnson also believed in containment and the domino theory. If one nation falls to communism, the next nation will fall, and the next, etc. It became the aim of the Johnson administration to prevent a communist takeover in Southeast Asia. He needed support from Congress.
In August, 1964, President Johnson reported to the nation that American ships had been attacked by North Vietnam gunboats in the Gulf of Tonkin, in international waters. The Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution giving the President the power to use whatever force necessary to protect our interests in the area. This gave the President the power to increase military action in the area. At the time, the truth that we were not attacked was not reported.
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What resolution gave the president the power to use military force on Vietnam?
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution which was passed by Congress in 1964.
What was true about the golf of Tonkin resolution?
Caused open war between Washington and Hanoi.
What resolution giving johnson military powers?
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution .
What is the name of the resolution that made the Vietnam war official?
The Tonkin Gulf Resolution .
What congressional resolution gave Johnson more military authority?
Gulf of tonkin resolution.
What resolution gave the president the power to use military force on Vietnam?
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution which was passed by Congress in 1964.
Which act authorized President Johnson to send US combat troops into South Vietnam?
the gulf of Tonkin Resolution
What was the 1964 congressional action that became a blank check for the Vietnam war?
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
What was true about the golf of Tonkin resolution?
Caused open war between Washington and Hanoi.
What resolution giving johnson military powers?
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution .
What events led to the passage of the tonkin gulf resolution?
The passage of the Gulf of Tonkin resolution occurred due to sea battles in the Tonkin Gulf between the US Navy and the North Vietnam Navy.
In what resolution of 1964 did Congress give president Johnson a blank check for the war in Vietnam?
The August, 1964 Gulf of Tonkin resolution.
What is the name of the resolution that made the Vietnam war official?
The Tonkin Gulf Resolution .
What gave president Johnson the power to commit troops to Vietnam without asking congress for the declaration of war?
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.
What congressional resolution gave Johnson more military authority?
Gulf of tonkin resolution.
What was the resolution that gave the us justification to enter the Vietnam war?
" Tonkin Gulf Resolution "
When was the tonkin gulf resolution?
07 August 1964
