Tactics
Guerilla Warfare
What country gave a lot of resources and artillery to the Viet Cong and Viet Minh throughout the war.
Soviet Union
True or False, Vietnam was the first televised war.
True
What were the name of the two battles we looked at?
Battle of Long Tan and Battle of Coral Balmoral
What was the name of the South Vietnamese communist group
Viet Cong
What was the name of the sticks that the Vietcong placed in the ground also known as booby traps
Punji Sticks
What is the weapon that was commonly used by the VietCong and NVA. Still very well known today.
AK-47
What was the percentage of Americans that had a tv by the end of 1966
93%
What were the name of the bases in the Battle of Coral Balmoral
Ho Who Minh?
Chi
True or False, a tactic used by the VietCong and North Vietnamese was to scare the locals.
False.
Name the two gases the U.S dropped on the Vietnamese people throughout the war.
Napalm and Agent Orange
What emotion/ability did the general public begin to feel towards the soldiers and civilians due to them watching the war on TV?
Empathy
How long did the Battle of Long Tan Last?
1 Day
What theory did Mao Zedong believe in?
Marxism (Communism)
How did the U.S. use their soldiers as bait when attempting to find the VietCong and NVA?
They would send them on missions via foot to find the VietCong and follow them above in helicopters to attack the enemy.
The gas mutated their genes and created long lasting effects through generations. These effects mainly included deformities of the limbs and faces.
What did the anti-war activists think of this war?
What year was the Battle of Long Tan
1966
What was the name of the Russian Spies who came into Australia?
The Petrovs
How much did it cost to drop one bomb made by the U.S?
400 Thousand USD.
What was the name of the 'front' used by the Viet Cong and Viet Minh to acquire their weapons for the war.
The National Liberation Front
What year was Australia's blanket censorship ban enacted?
1968
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