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7th August 1964: The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution passed by the United States Congress

7th August 2022
Tagged as: Cold War, Communism, Congress, Gulf of Tonkin, Johnson, Resolution, United States, USA, Vietnam, Vietnam War, War

The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution granted powers to President Johnson to use American military force to assist countries in Southeast Asia that were facing so-called ‘communist aggression’.

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7th August 1964: The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution passed by the United States Congress

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