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What was the gulf of tonkin resolution

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The Gulf of Tonkin resolution was a resolution that stated that the president "take all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against the forces of the United States."
This granted the president the power to make any wartime decisions relating to preventing attacks on America. However, this was later amended with the War Powers Act, which demanded that the president inform congress on his decisions within 48 hours of sending U.S. troops into conflict. This limited some of the powers granted to the president by the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.

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The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was a measure passed by US Congress that allowed the US President to make military actions, like increase troops, without formal declaration of war. It led to huge escalation of US involvement in the Vietnam War.

The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, passed by Congress in August, 1964, after alleged attacks on two US naval ships in the Gulf of Tonkin. The key wording in the resolution said:

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, that the Congress approves and supports the determination of the President, as Commander in Chief, to take all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against the forces of the United States and to prevent further aggression.

That resolution served as a blank check for President Johnson to send troops to whatever extent he deemed necessary in pursuance of the war. Between 1964 and the end of Johnson's presidency in 1969, US troop levels in Vietnam increased from around 20,000 to over 500,000.

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