President Johnson asked Congress to justify intervention in Vietnam with __________.

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The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was a joint resolution passed by Congress in 1964, which authorized U.S. military intervention in Vietnam without a formal declaration of war. This resolution was primarily based on an alleged attack on U.S. Navy ships by North Vietnamese naval vessels, which was later found to have been exaggerated. Nevertheless, the resolution provided legal justification for President Johnson to escalate U.S. involvement in Vietnam.

President Johnson Asked Congress to Justify Intervention in Vietnam with __________