Facts
How much percent of the veterans volunteered to fight
75%
What effect did the War have on the economy
Inflation
What was operation rolling thunder
intense bombing of north veitnam
How old was the average U.S. soldier
23 years old
How did people see the U.S. military
Showed the U.S. military was powerful but not invincible
On March 23rd, 1973 what did the U.S. do
brought troops back to the homeland
How many soldiers were awarded medal of honor
240
What happened with peoples trust towards the government
Felt uneasy because president said wouldn't send troops to war
What was operation ranch hand
U.S. started to use agent orange to destroy forest to find the tunnels
What were American Soldiers called
G.I. or Grunts
What were some effects of the chemicals
Caner, birth defects, diseases, crops struggled to grow, destroyed Vietnamese forest
What was the Lai Massacre
U.S. killed hundreds of unarmed Vietnamese civilians
What was the nickname of the Vietnamese people that would navigate in a tunnel system 250km with only a knife and a pistol
"tunnel rats"
What was the herbicide called that was sprayed on the forest in the Vietnam war
"agent orange"
What was the Tet offensive
North Vietnam went on the offensive killing hundreds of U.S. soldiers and public support for the war dropped