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Flashcards by Tom Mitchell, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Tom Mitchell
over 9 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| 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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