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This resolution gave the President the authorization to take all of the necessary precautions when the United States's armed forces were being attacked. The Senate and House passed this resolution.
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the U.S Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution in response to the Gulf of Tokin incident, authorizing the President Johnson to use military power in Southeast Asia without a formal declaration of war
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Guerrilla fighters had started attacking US airbases, South Vietnam cities and capitals
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President Nixon stated to the public that he was withdrawing about 25,000 troops. He also stated that taking these troops was not a form of surrendering.
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Gives the right for 18 or older to vote and not to be denied by the United States or any state on account of age.
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North Vietnam took over Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam, and reconnected North and South Vietnam under a communistic rule