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7th August 1964: Gulf of Tonkin Resolution passed by US Congress
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:02:53
Publish Date: 2017-08-06 21:05:51
Description: On the 7th August 1964, the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was passed by the United States Congress. The joint resolution granted powers to President Lyndon B. Johnson to use military force to assist countries in Southeast Asia facing so-called "communist aggression". Many critics of the war condemned Congress for granting Johnson a “blank cheque” to escalate American military involvement in the Vietnamese conflict. At the time, however, it passed unanimously through the House of Representatives and only two Senators opposed the resolution. The Resolution was a response to the Gulf of Tonkin Incident that had taken place just a few ...
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