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1. Transitional phase of the war, from a strictly guerrilla war in South Vietnam to a conventional war between the regular army of North Vietnam and the regular Army of the United States in South Vietnam.
2. Open warfare between North Vietnam and the US; commencing with the direct aerial bombing of North Vietnam in August 1964. Followed up by Operation Rolling Thunder in 1965.
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Why was the North Vietnamese attack on the USS Maddox in August 1964 a significant event?
It prompted Congress to pass the Tonkin Gulf resolution, which authorized U.S. military operations in the Vietnam War.
What pushed Congress to create the Military Reconstruction Act?
Congress feared that the fourteenth amendment would not pass.
In order to help veterans of World War 2 which of these did Congress pass?
GI bill of rights
What are the prohibitions of congress found in section 9 article 1?
As stated in the First Amendment the power of Congress is prohibited from creating a law which recognizes an official establishment of religion. Congress is prohibited to powers of the states as mentioned in the 14th Amendment.
What did the south feared the antislavery states would do?
use their majority in Congress to pass a law/Constitutional amendment ending slavery
What does congress have to pass?
Tonkin gulf Resolution
Why was the North Vietnamese attack on the USS Maddox in August 1964 a significant event?
It prompted Congress to pass the Tonkin Gulf resolution, which authorized U.S. military operations in the Vietnam War.
What year did the gulf of Tonkin resolution pass?
The Gulk of Tonkin Resolution was passed on August 7, 1964. It gave president Johnson the authority to use a military base in the region of Southeast Asia.
Did the congress ever pass anything that allowed the president to take any military action in Vietnam?
Yes. The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution authorized President Johnson to escalate the war in Vietnam.
How did congress get the power to pass the civil rights act of 1964?
judicial review
In 1875 congress passed a civil rights act why was it necessary to pass an almost identical act in 1964?
In 1875 congress passed a civil rights act and found it necessary to pass an almost identical act in 1964 to seal the loopholes of the original act.
President lydon b Johnson persuaded congress to pass the civil rights act of 1964 the primary purpose of the civil rights act of 1964 was to?
ask your teachers!!
Congress passed the civil rights act of 1964 using what constitutional authority?
Congress used the authority found in the Commerce Clause of the Constitution to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The act was signed into law by Lyndon B. Johnson.
What is the most extreme action a president can take against a country in the area of diplomacy?
He can, as Commander In chief, initiate Military Action without the direct authorixation of Congress. This is rarely done but has happened. Congress did pass the Gulf of Tonkin resolution which brought about the Bloody string of battles that became the Vietnam War. In a sense , Vietnam was declared by Congress. He can also, through the secretary of state, withdraw diplomats and cease or break off Diplomatic relations with a Foreign Country, this is not quite a Battle zone but it can lead to one! so it goes. Read up on the War Powers Act.
What gulf does the Tropic of Cancer pass through?
The Tropic of Cancer passes through the Gulf of Mexico and the Gulf of Oman.
What three well-known acts did congress pass?
The Taft-Hartley Act of 1947, and the Civil Rights Act of 1964, are two examples of well-known acts passed by the U.S. Congress. The Patriot Act is another example.
What did lyndon b Johnson do in regard to the civil rights act of 1964?
President Johnson used his political skills to pressure Congress to pass the act. (Nova Net)?
