which answer Describes why the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was significant to the Vietnam War? (2 points)

It authorized the President to use military force in Vietnam without asking Congress for a declaration of war.

It authorized the President to destroy South Vietnamese villages suspected of hiding Viet Cong fighters.

It authorized the President to order large-scale sustained U.S. bombing of North Vietnam.

It authorized the President to make compulsory registration and induction into military service a law.

The answer is:

It authorized the President to use military force in Vietnam without asking Congress for a declaration of war.