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How did the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution affect the course of the Vietnam War?

a. It was a major political victory for the Vietcong.
b. It convinced Americans that the domino theory was correct.
c. It caused Americans to take an active role in the fighting.
d. It contributed to the growth of an antiwar protest movement.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
c. It caused Americans to take an active role in the fighting.

The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution (1964) gave President Johnson broad authority to use U.S. military force in Vietnam without a formal declaration of war, enabling large-scale troop deployments and direct combat operations. (It also helped set the stage for the later growth of the antiwar movement as the war escalated.)