US response to VietCong Flashcards
When was Operation Rolling Thunder launched?
2nd March 1965
Until which year did Operation Rolling Thunder last until?
1968
Name the 6 targets of Operation Linebacker
.Military targets in North Vietnam .Industrial targets in North Vietnam .Towns and Cities in North Vietnam .Towns and Cities in South Vietnam .Laos and Cambodia .Ho Chi Minh trail
How many US and South Vietnamese planes were shot down?
14,000
In 1967 life magazine give which estimate for how much it cost to kill 1 Vietcong fighter?
$400,000
To kill 1 Vietcong member what was the estimate for the number of shells it took?
400
To Kill 1 Vietcong member what was the estimate for the number of bombs it took?
75 bombs
In July 1965 how many troops did USA agree to send?
180,000
In 1968 how many US troops were there in Vietnam
540,000
How much was the war costing the US each year?
$28 billion
The arrival of US troops stopped the collapse of South Vietnam and strengthened the position of which leader?
General Thieu
After Macarthur who was the general in Vietnam for USA?
General Westmoreland
Which statistic did Westmoreland base the fact that the war could have been won?
Body Count
Give 3 downsides of search and destroy missions
.Raids were often based off inadequate information
.Inexperienced troops often walked into traps
.Innocent villages were mistaken for Vietcong strongholds
.Civilian casualties were often high
.They angered peasants which made US unpopular
Which US chemical weapon was developed to destroy jungle?
Agent Orange
