Questions

Which of the following statements is true of the Gulf of Tonkin affair?

Which of the following statements is true of the Gulf of Tonkin affair?

A. Congress was divided and only reluctantly passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.

B. Johnson ordered air strikes after the attack.

C. Johnson told Congress to pass the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution to let him expand the war.

D. The destroyer Maddox was sunk by North Vietnamese gunboats.

Answer : 

B. Johnson ordered air strikes after the attack.