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The U.S. President during the key part of the war.
who is lyndon b. johnson
This was jellied gasoline dropped in canisters and used to clear large areas of the jungle
What is napalm?
these three countries made up indochina
what are cambodia laos and vietnam
What is Communism?
Communism is a type of government in which individual people do not own land or anything. Instead, the government and/or the whole community owns these things. Everyone is supposed to share the wealth that they create.
What major event happened in 1954 that was the "final straw" and started the war?
Vietnam officially split into 2 sides, North Vietnam and South Vietnam.
He was the american commander in south vietnam
Who is general William Westmoreland
These pressure sensitive devices were used to kill unsuspecting enemy troops, while scouting through the jungle
What are landmines?
Who were allies to north vietnam?
The soviet union
Around how many US soldiers died in the Vietnam war.
58,000 Troops
What year did the war start?
1955
The Prime minister of Vietnam during the war.
ho chi minh
What hand-held explosives were first used in the Vietnam war?
Hand Grenades
this trail ran through vietnam and supplied the vietcong with weapons, food and intelligence
The Ho Chi Minh trail.
How many total countries were involved in the Vietnam war?
21 Countries
What year did the war end?
1975
this military organization were south vietnamese rebels fighting against the U.S. and south vietnamese forces.
who were the vietcong
A artificially made substance that was dropped onto forests to clear them out.
What is Agent Orange?
What is the capital of Vietnam?
Hanoi
True or False The Vietnam war was the longest war in US history.
True
What year did president Nixon pull out the US Army from Vietnam?
1973