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What action by Congress allowed President Johnson to expand the war in Vietnam? Why? What were the results?

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The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

Step-by-step explanation:

  • The foolish resolution according to humanity is known as The gulf of Tonkin
  • It led to more destruction in Vietnam
  • The Vietnamese war of 1975 ruined in vain and US lost in the end
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Step-by-step explanation:

The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

On August 7, 1964, Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, authorizing President Johnson to take any measures he believed were necessary to retaliate and to promote the maintenance of international peace and security in southeast Asia.

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