1) what top-secret documents, made public in 1971 newspapers, indicated that military officers and government officials were deceiving the people of the united states about how the war in vietnam was going?
a.
the "vietnam papers"
b.
the "watergate papers"
c.
the "nixon papers"
d.
the "pentagon papers"

false

explanation:

"the gulf of tonkin resolution in 1967".

the gulf of tonkin resolution (officially called southeast asia resolution, public law 88-408) is a law issued by the congress of the united states of america on august 7, 1964, in which president lyndon b. johnson was authorized1 to act in a comprehensive manner against the democratic republic of vietnam, which he accused of aggressions against us ships in the gulf of tonkin, where the resolution takes its name. the gulf of tonkin resolution is of historical importance because it gave authorization to the us president. lyndon b. johnson, without a formal declaration of war by congress, to use military force in southeast asia.