Question

The presidency of Lyndon Johnson was dominated by issues involving Vietnam after he ________________________.

• A. coined the phrase domino theory and sent advisers to South Vietnam.
• B. pledged to support French forces in Vietnam.
• C. signed the Geneva Accords.
• D. Vietnamized the war.
• E. proposed the Tonkin Gulf Resolution.

Answer 1

The correct option is E proposed the Tonkin Gulf Resolution.

The presidency of Lyndon Johnson was dominated by issues involving Vietnam after he proposed the Tonkin Gulf Resolution. In August 1964 Congress passed the Tonkin Gulf Resolution, approving and supporting President Lyndon B. Johnson's determination to repel any armed attack against U.S. forces in Southeast Asia. Johnson relied on the measure as his chief authorization for the escalation of the VIETNAM WAR.