Question

What resolution granted the president

authority to assist any southeast Asian
country threatened by communist
aggression, and have Johnson the legal
justification to deploy U.S forces in
Vietnam

Answer 1

Answer: Tonkin Gulf Resolution

Step-by-step explanation:

It was passed on August 7, 1964 by the U.S. Congress after an alleged attack on two U.S. naval destroyers stationed off the coast of Vietnam. The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution effectively launched America's full-scale involvement in the Vietnam War