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In 1964, the U.S. Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin resolution authorizing: A. the partition of Vietnam. B. an American invasion of North Vietnam. C. an American military alliance with South Vietnam. D. presidential discretion in defending U.S. forces in and around Vietnam. - D. Correct answer. The Gulf of Tonkin resolution received congressional approval, authorizing President Johnson to use military force in Southeast Asia for defensive purposes. The text of the resolution states "That the Congress approves and supports the determination of the President, as Commander in Chief, to take all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against the forces of the United States and to prevent further aggression." The battle most often credited with turning the tide in the Pacific Theatre during World War II was the Battle of: A. Leyte Gulf. B. Iwo Jima. C. Midway. D. Okinawa. - C. Correct answer. The Battle of Midway, fought in 1942 near the U.S. mid-Pacific base at Midway Atoll, was considered to be an important turning point in the Pacific Theatre during World War II. Six months after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor, the American naval fleet inflicted a major blow to the Japanese carrier fleet, limiting Japan's ability thereafter to mount a major offensive anywhere else in the Pacific