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Which statement best describes the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?
It provided additional US military aid to the government of North Vietnam.
It prohibited the commitment of US troops to fight the Viet Cong.
It authorized the US president to deal with threats in South Asia as he saw fit.
It authorized the US president to begin negotiations with North Vietnam.
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"It authorized the US president to deal with threats in South Asia as he saw fit."
More precisely: the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution (August 1964) gave the president broad authority to use military force in Southeast Asia—allowing Lyndon Johnson to take "all necessary measures" to repel attacks and prevent further aggression without a formal declaration of war, which led to the U.S. escalation in Vietnam.
More precisely: the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution (August 1964) gave the president broad authority to use military force in Southeast Asia—allowing Lyndon Johnson to take "all necessary measures" to repel attacks and prevent further aggression without a formal declaration of war, which led to the U.S. escalation in Vietnam.
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