End Of Yr9 Flashcards
Name two American tactics during the Vietnam war
Search and Destroy
Agent Orange
Who won the Vietnam war
North Vietnam
Who was communist the North or South
North Vietnam
Who was capitalist North or South
South Vietnam
How American presidents were there
4 presidents
What played a big part
The Media
Who supported North Vietnam
Russia and China
What was America frightened of
That South Vietnam would be taken over by communism
What was the Domino Theroy
That once one country became communist, others would soon follow
How many litres of Agent Orange was dropped on Vietnam
50 million litres
Why did America use Agent Orange
To defoliate the jungle
What negative effects did the Agent Orange cause the local people
It poisoned the crops that they ate
How long did they spray it for
They sprayed it across 9 years
1962-1971
What is Agent Orange
A mixture of herbicides
What type of strategy was Search and Destroy
It was a military strategy
This strategy was the result of what new technology
The helicopter
What was Search and Destroy
The idea was to put American troops into the Vietnamese territory, search for the enemy, destroy them and withdraw immediately afterward
What are nicknames for the North Vietnamese
Vc
Viet Cong
Charlie
How many large chemical companies payed American Veterans compensation but not Vietnamese people
7
How many more times is Agent Orange than normal agricultural herbicides
50 times more concentrated
What did the strategies need to work
Flight
How many North Vietnamese soldiers were reported killed in the very first Search and Destroy mission
1,106
How were Search and Destroy dangerous for Americans
The helicopters were big targets in the sky
Has the Agent Orange had a long term affect
Plants and crops will not grow on these areas today