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Vietnam War 1954-74
- Who were
the
Vietcong?
- South Vietamese people who fought
for communism in the south.
- Who was Ho Chi Min?
- The communist leader of north Vietnam who
struggled against the french rule.
- What was the Ho Chi Min trail?
- The trail used to supply VC troops in the south with resources from the North.
- Briefly explain the theories
of gurella warfare.
- - smaller forces could support stronger ones - need
public support - harassing and weakening the enemy
- Tactics of gurilla warfare
- - Ambushing and harassing - setting booby traps -
dressing up as peasants
- What was the strategic Hamlet programme?
- A programme that moved peasants from Vietcong controlled areas to south
governed areas.
- What was the tet offensive?
- A large communist offensive on over 100 towns and cities, a
large loss for the Vietcong however a shock to the Americans.
Huge losses on both sides.
- What was operation rolling thunder
- A major american offensive booming operation.
- What was agent orange?
- A chemical weapon used to destroy the forest, it burned through skin and bone on
contact.
- What was
napalm?
- A chemical that stuck onto skin and burns at high temperatures.
- US death toll
- 58,000
- Vietcong death toll
- 3.1 million
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