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Unit 8 – The Postwar Period and Cold War, 1945–1980
Topic 8.8
What role did the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution play in escalating American involvement in Vietnam?
It terminated all diplomatic relations with North Vietnam.
It gave President Lyndon B. Johnson broad authority to increase U.S military presence and engagement without a formal declaration of war.
It authorized direct negotiations with Ho Chi Minh's government leading to peace agreements.
It declared an official state of war between U.S and North Vietnam.
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