Vietnam 3

Question 1

What is meant by psychological warfare?

Answer 1

The planned use of propaganda, etc to influence people’s behaviour and attitudes to something

Question 2

Name two psychological
weapons that the Vietcong used in Vietnam

Answer 2

Punji Stakes, trip-wires
Tunnels
News stories such as the My Lai massacre; Jane Fonda arriving in North Vietnam

Question 3

What is meant by Conscription?

Answer 3

Compulsory enrolment in the armed forces

Question 4

Why was Agent Orange used during the Vietnam War?

Answer 4

Defoliation of the jungle allowing the US and Australians to see the enemy more easily

Question 5

What was a major concern for the soldiers and their families if they had been exposed to Agent Orange during their tour of Vietnam?

Answer 5

For the soldiers themselves: Various types of cancers; PTSD
For families: birth defects

Question 6

Unlike previous wars, victories by the US and Australians were not counted by the amount of ground they managed to capture. How did the Commanders during this war begin defining a victory?

Answer 6

Body counts (how many of the enemy were estimated to have been killed or wounded)

Question 7

Operation Ranch Hand was…. ?

Answer 7

The spraying of Agent Orange in the jungles of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia