Which act of Congress gave President Johnson the authority to conduct the war in Vietnam as he saw fit?
Question
Which act of Congress gave President Johnson the authority to conduct the war in Vietnam as he saw fit?
Solution
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, passed by Congress in 1964, gave President Lyndon B. Johnson the authority to conduct the Vietnam War as he saw fit. This resolution was passed in response to two alleged attacks by North Vietnamese naval vessels on two American destroyers, the USS Maddox and the USS Turner Joy. The resolution gave President Johnson the power to use all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against the forces of the United States and to prevent further aggression. This effectively gave him the power to wage war in Vietnam without a formal declaration of war by Congress.
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