The 1964 Gulf off Tonkin Resolution was in response to
A. alleged attacks by North Vietnamese torpedo boats on American destroyers
B. a Vietminh attack on an American-occupied air base in South Vietnam
C. mortar attacks on the American embassy in Saigon
D. the decision by North Vietnam to arm its allies in the South
E. the so-called "Tet Offensive" by North Vietnamese soldiers
Answer: A