APUSH Chapter 31 Part 3 Flashcards
1
Q
Escalation
A
500,000 troops by 1967
2
Q
Junglewarfare
A
Ambush, guerilla tactics, no front lines, booby traps, mines, tunnels
3
Q
War of attrition
A
Body counts
Vietnamese goal –>injure rather than kill
4
Q
Battle for hearts and minds
A
Prevent communists from converting south Vietnamese Destruction of countryside Agent orange -defoliant Napalm-incendiary Search and destroy
5
Q
Low morale of troops
A
Substance abuse
Fragging
Opposition to the war
6
Q
The Great society suffers
A
Johnson’s domestic plans underfunded as a result of the war
7
Q
The living room war
A
Role of the e,CIA
Cronkite
Credibility gap
