Fighting the War

Name: ______Portfolio #: ______Fighting the War:

1. Explain the difficulties U.S. soldiers faced when dealing with the South Vietnamese civilians.

2. In the early stages of the war, how did many young soldiers feel about going to Vietnam?

3. Why did the Viet Cong avoid large-scale frontal confrontations with U.S. soldiers?

4. Explain the tunnel systems used by the Viet Cong

5. How did the Viet Cong Guerillas inflict U.S. casualties while going weeks without any confrontations?

6. Explain Fragmentation bombs.

7. What was saturation bombing?

8. What type of new “chemical weapons” did the U.S. use to expose Viet Cong guerillas hiding in the Jungles?

9. After LBJ won the election in 1964, what was his immediate policy toward Vietnam? 10. What was Ho Chi Minh Trail?

11. Who was commander of the U.S. armed forces in Vietnam?

12. Explain “Hawks” and “Doves”.

13. In 1965 there were 25,000 American troops in Vietnam, how many troops were in Vietnam by the end of 1968?

14. What were the strategic goals of North Vietnam when they launched the Tet Offensive in 1968?

15. The Viet Cong were eventually defeated in the Tet Offensive, why then was Tet a huge turning point in the War?

16. Describe the My Lai Massacre and how U.S. helicopter pilot Hugh Thompson stopped the U.S. massacre of Vietnamese civilians at the village of My Lai?