Casualties of War
How many of the total US causalities were Draftees?
Main group of people who disapproved of the war
Students, Clergymen, Academics
https://www.britannica.com/event/Vietnam-War/Tet-brings-the-war-home
What was the most influential and effective weapon american soldiers used in the war?
What kind of conditions did the Soldiers have to face in Vietnam?
They had to fight the hot climate and high humidity.
Today, is Vietnam communist or not communist?
Today, Vietnam is a communist state.
https://www.cnn.com/2013/07/01/world/vietnam-war-fast-facts/index.html
Which state had the highest casualties in the Vietnam war?
California (5,575)
https://www.archives.gov/research/military/vietnam-war/casualty-statistics
What year was had first prominent anti-war demonstration?
October 21, 1967, at The Lincoln memorial
How many tons of explosives were used in the Vietnam War?
3,000,000 Tons
What unexpected thing did the soldiers in Vietnam also have to worry about?
Wild animal life in the jungle
What year did the US prepare military equipment to fight rebels known as Viet Mihn?
Which country had the highest casualties in the war except for The United States?
-South Vietnam (55,661)
https://www.archives.gov/research/military/vietnam-war/casualty-statistics
What types of images were portrayed to Americans at home?
fighting, corpses, wounded soldiers, prisoners of war.
What kind of warfare did the North Vietnamese use against the US?
Guerilla Warfare: hiding in bushes, trees, and tall grass for a surprise attack
https://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/vietnam-war-tactics-video
What drugs did soldiers often turn to in order to cope with the war?
Marijuana and Heroin
What horrific event happened causing about 400 women, children and elderly men to be massacred by US forces in South Vietnam
The My Lai Massacre
https://www.cnn.com/2013/07/01/world/vietnam-war-fast-facts/index.html
How many self inflicted deaths were committed by US soldiers?
National Guard units fire into a group of demonstrators at what university in Ohio?
Kent State University
Killed 4 students and injured 9 others, protests against the war occurred all over the country
https://www.cnn.com/2013/07/01/world/vietnam-war-fast-facts/index.html
What herbicide did the US use to destroy the vegetation of Northern Vietnam territory?
What did soldiers to to kill time while not in combat?
cleaned their rifles or spent time building up their gunpit or fox hole.
Which famous sports athlete refused the draft?
What year did the most American casualties occur?
How did the war impact voting in the US?
The war draft caused the voting age to be made 18, because 18 year old men were eligible for the draft.
What was the name of the devastating explosive used in the US’s bombing runs?
What were one of the three main focuses soldiers had to stay healthy while not in combat?
Eat, sleep, or hydrate themselves to survive the jungle heat.
What was the most popular song of the Vietnam?
House of the Rising Sun – The Animals
https://www.historyhit.com/best-songs-associated-with-the-vietnam-war/