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Vietnam Revision
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- 1Who were the Vietcong?South Vietnamese people who fought for communism in the south
- 2Who was Ho Chi Minh?Communist leader of North Vietnam
- 3What was the Ho Chi Minh Trail?A trail used to supply VC troops in the South with resources from the North
- 43 theories of Guerrilla WarfareSmaller forces could resist stronger ones
Needed public support
Harassing or weakening the enemy - 5What did Guerilla tactics consist of?Ambushing and harassing
Setting booby traps/landmines
Dressing like peasants - 6What was the Strategic Hamlet Program?A program that involved moving peasants from Vietcong controlled areas to south governed areas
- 7What 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. - 8What was Operation Rolling Thunder?A major bombing operation.
- 9What was agent orange?A chemical weapon used to destroy forest.
Burnt flesh and bone on contact. - 10What was Napalm?An incendiary device that stuck on contact and burns at extremely high temperatures.
- 11Guerilla warfare quoteWhen the enemy attacks... you retreat. When the enemy retreats, you advance, when the enemy stand still, you harass, when the enemy sleeps, you attack.
- 12Why 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. - 13US death toll58,000
- 14Vietnamese death toll3.1 million
- 15What was the "hearts and minds" tacticAttempts to persuade the North
Vietnamese to resist the Vietcong
Helped protect Vietnamese people and
rebuild schools etc to win support
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