Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

What was the cause of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?

• Reported attacks on U.S. naval vessels by North Vietnam.
• Civil unrest in the United States.
• Economic sanctions imposed on North Vietnam.
• U.S. military expansion in Southeast Asia.

What power did the President receive from Congress in the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?

The President could station troops in Vietnam without declaring war.

• True

• False

Highlight where Congress does not have to declare war according to the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.

Highlight the cause of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution according to Congress.

What other war did Congress never officially declare war?

• Korean War
• Spanish American War

• World War II

• World War I