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Frage | Antworten |
Who were the Vietcong? | South Vietnamese people who fought for communism in the south |
Who was Ho Chi Minh? | Communist leader of North Vietnam |
What was the Ho Chi Minh Trail? | A trail used to supply VC troops in the South with resources from the North |
3 theories of Guerrilla Warfare | Smaller forces could resist stronger ones Needed public support Harassing or weakening the enemy |
What did Guerilla tactics consist of? | Ambushing and harassing Setting booby traps/landmines Dressing like peasants |
What was the Strategic Hamlet Program? | A program that involved moving peasants from Vietcong controlled areas to south governed areas |
What was the Tet Offensive? | A major communist offensive on over 100 towns and cities. A loss for the communists but a major shock for the Americans. Large losses on both sides. |
What was Operation Rolling Thunder? | A major bombing operation. |
What was agent orange? | A chemical weapon used to destroy forest. Burnt flesh and bone on contact. |
What was Napalm? | An incendiary device that stuck on contact and burns at extremely high temperatures. |
Guerilla warfare quote | When the enemy attacks... you retreat. When the enemy retreats, you advance, when the enemy stand still, you harass, when the enemy sleeps, you attack. |
Why did America lose the Vietnam war? (4 points) | Guerilla warfare was a new tactic to the US and so they were unprepared. The Vietnamese people were un-supportive of the Americans. Vietnam was unknown territory to the US but the Vietcong knew the terrain. Unexpected duration of war - US thought they would win quickly. |
US death toll | 58,000 |
Vietnamese death toll | 3.1 million |
What was the "hearts and minds" tactic | Attempts to persuade the North Vietnamese to resist the Vietcong Helped protect Vietnamese people and rebuild schools etc to win support |
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