The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution,which gave President Johnson a blank check to escalate the war in Vietnam,was precipitated by

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The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was passed in response to a reported attack on two American destroyers by North Vietnamese patrol boats in the Gulf of Tonkin on August 2 and August 4, 1964. While it was later revealed that the second attack may not have actually occurred, the incident was used to justify a significant escalation of American involvement in the Vietnam War.

The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution,which Gave President Johnson a Blank