WILL MARK AS BRAINLIEST
1. How did the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution impact the Vietnam War?
increased involvement because it allowed the US President to make military actions, like increase troops, without formal declaration of war
the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution drastically shortened the Vietnam War
the total number of US troops in Vietnam went down because Congress now had to authorize sending more troops, and Congress was hesitant to send more troops
all of these
2. What impact did television have on the first presidential debate between Nixon and Kennedy?
both candidates struggle to get their message out and voters decided to elect a third part candidate
President Nixon was the younger candidate and his youthful appearance caused TV viewers to feel that he was too young and inexperienced to be president.
all future presidential debates were aired only on the radio to emphasize the point that looks don’t matter
television proved that image mattered because viewers believed Kennedy won, while radio listeners believed Nixon won
3. Which statement shows the most likely reason the Bay of Pigs failed?
Group of answer choices
The US did not have a complete naval blockade of Cuba
President Kennedy did not supply US air support
The FBI had not properly prepared the forces on the ground
The USSR supported the Bay of Pigs
4. What was the purpose of Johnson’s Great Society?
Group of answer choices
spread democratic ideals throughout the world and eliminate communism
fix the widespread issue of poverty through government programs and policies
repeal all parts of FDRs New Deal
begin a war on drugs
5. What effect did Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination have on US society in 1968?
his assassination encouraged Rosa Parks to refuse to give up her seat to a white man on a bus in Montgomery
the Civil Rights movement died with MLK’s assassination
the Supreme Court of the US realized that racial tensions were running high and attempted to ease tensions by integrating US schools with the landmark Brown vs. Board of Education decision
King’s death further encouraged Black Power movement support and riots
6. Why did the US want to overthrow Fidel Castro when he took control of Cuba?
because he was a Communist dictator
Castro would not allow the US to place missile defense system in Cuba
Castro wanted to annex Miami as part of Cuba
Castro was a fugitive from justice in the US
7. Which statement best shows the influence the television had on the space race?
seeing US astronauts planting the US flag on the moon symbolized a US victory
the USSR was the only nation to ever send back video from the surface of the moon in 1973
the US television stations refused to show any part of the space race after the Soviets got Sputnik in to orbit
people were uninterested in watching the lunar landings on TV
8. Which statement highlights the greatest impact John F. Kennedy’s assassination had on the US?
Group of answer choices
the assassination of Kennedy prompted the creation of the Secret Service to protect future presidents from assassination attempts
the assassination of Kennedy ended the Civil Rights movement
Lyndon Johnson convinced Congress that passing Kennedy’s political agenda of civil rights legislation would honor his death
his assassination led to the US retaliating by assassinating Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev in 1971 which brought the world to the brink of nuclear war
Answers
Answer:
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution authorized President Lyndon Johnson to “take all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against the forces of the United States and to prevent further aggression” by the communist government of North Vietnam. It was passed on August 7, 1964, by the U.S. Congress after an alleged attack on two U.S. naval destroyers stationed off the coast of Vietnam. The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution effectively launched America’s full-scale involvement in the Vietnam War.
By 1964, Vietnam was embroiled in a decades-long civil war, and the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was the beginning of the United States’ formal involvement in the Vietnam War, with the stated goal of stopping the spread of communism in the region. It passed unanimously in the U.S. House of Representatives, and with only two opposing votes in the U.S. Senate.
The resolution was prompted by two separate attacks on two U.S. Navy destroyers, U.S.S. Maddox and U.S.S. Turner Joy, which allegedly occurred on August 2 and August 4, 1964, respectively.
The two destroyers were stationed in the Gulf Tonkin, a body of water now often referred to as the East Vietnam Sea, in waters that separate Vietnam from the Chinese island of Hainan. They were there as part of an effort to support South Vietnamese military raids on what was then the North Vietnamese coast.
According to the U.S. Navy, both Maddox and Turner Joy reported being fired upon by North Vietnamese patrol boats, but later doubts surrounding the veracity of the second attack, on Turner Joy, emerged.
Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution at the insistence of President Lyndon B. Johnson, with the understanding that the president would seek their approval before launching a full-scale war in Vietnam with U.S. military personnel.
However, that ultimately proved not to be the case.