Vietnam War Flashcards
When did operation rolling thunder commence
7th Feb 1965
What were Punji traps
camouflaged pits containing spikes
What bouncing bettys
mines will flew up and exploded at waist height near genitals
Agent Orange?
Chemical weapon designed to strip away jungle and reveal VC hideouts etc.
Naplam
type of petroleum jelly used as a bomb and sticks at 800oc
Cluster bombs
Bombs will exploded in air and let of smaller bombs which when hit ground exploded into thousands of metal pellets
How long were the tunnels
320km
Name 5 reasons why diem was unpopular
Election - cheated, said that 605,000 voted for him when in fact only 450,000 could vote. Religion - he was catholic in a buddhist country, 9 people were shot on Buddha’s birthday. War - he let US helicopter pilots move AVRN into combat areas and bombed VC areas. Strategic Hamlet program - He made people pay money to government to rebuild homes, moved villages away from VC strong. Independence - vietnam just independant, letting US troops in.
Why did US get involved
opposition to communism, showing toughness, replaced france, ineffectiveness of Diem, Gulf of Tonkin incident
demilitarised zone
either side of north/south border
capital of south vietnam
saigon
capital of north vietnam
hanoi
who was leader of US
William Westmoreland
how many troops VC used on the attack in january 1968
20,000
When did Tet Offensive start
31 Jan 1968
