What was the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?
A )the terms of peace that the United States wanted from North Vietnam
B )a Vietnam military war plan that was exposed in the New York Times
C )the authorization for the use of the US military force in Vietnam
D )a plan to begin removing troops from Vietnam

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Answer: The correct answer is C-the authorization for the use of the US military force in Vietnam.

Explanation: The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was enacted August 7, 1964 and came as a result of three North Vietnam torpedo boats firing on a United States destroyer, the U.S.S. Maddox while patrolling in the Gulf of Tonkin on August 2, 1964. Five days later the US Congress approved the Resolution.