veitnam Flashcards
who where the national liberation front (viet cong)
north veitmanes fighters
what was the veit cong tactics
gorilla warfare
what where veit cong cells
groups of 3-10 veit cong soldiers
what did the veit cong wear
they didn’t have uniform they would dress up ass villagers so they could blend in
what was the us navy doing in the golf of tonking
they where helping south Vietnam with communication
when did the USS Maddox fire at north Vietnam torpedo boats
3rd of august 1964
what happend on the 4th of august 1964
the USS Maddox believed that they where going to be attacked by north Vietnam but this was a false alarm but they used it as an excuse to attack north Vietnam
what is the golf of tonkin resolution
on the 7th of august 1964 the golf of tonkin resolution was approved by the us government this gave the president the power to tack any military measure he thought necessary in south east Asia
what was rolling thunder
it was the bombing of north Vietnam it was only meant to last 8 weeks but lasted 3 years, the us dropped nearly 1 million tones of bombs on veitnam
what was the ho chi min trail
it was a series of paths, tracks and roads that the veit ging used to supply there fighters with weapons
what was the mean weapon that was used by the veit cong
ak47
what was “hanging on the belts of Americans”
the veit cong would stay very close to american soilders and then attack them
how many us soldiers died on there first day at Vietnam
900
where was the veit cong bases
in tunnels that stretched over 300 kolomiters
why did the veit cong hide in tunnels under ground
so they could hide from the american bombardment
