The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

A. resulted in a U.S. declaration of war on North Vietnam.
B. gave President Lyndon Johnson wide latitude to escalate the conflict.
C. both gave President Lyndon Johnson wide latitude to escalate the conflict, and called for 250,000 U.S. combat troops to be sent to Vietnam.
D. called for 250,000 U.S. combat troops to be sent to Vietnam.
E. None of these answers is correct.


Answer: B

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