Question

select the correct answer.
which vietnam policy came first in the johnson administration?
a. gulf of tonkin resolution
b. tet offensive
c. operation rolling thunder
d. vietnamization

Explanation:

1. Gulf of Tonkin Resolution: Passed in August 1964, early in the Johnson Administration.
2. Operation Rolling Thunder: Launched in March 1965, after the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.
3. Tet Offensive: Occurred in January 1968, later in Johnson's term.
4. Vietnamization: A policy of the Nixon Administration, not Johnson's.

Thus, the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was the earliest Johnson-era Vietnam policy.

Answer:

A. Gulf of Tonkin Resolution