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100
The surprise attack that was launched by the Viet Cong during a holy day for the Vietnamese
What is the Tet Offensive
100
Widely used by the Viet Cong, this device often involved digging holes and placing dirty sharpened bamboo sticks at the bottom
What is Punji Traps (booby traps)
100
A theory that if one nation becomes communist, the surrounding nations will also fall to communism
What is the domino effect
100
This battle marked the end of the war and the beginning of communist rule in Vietnam on April 30th, 1975
What is Fall of Saigon
200
A mass murder of 500 civilians, headed by Lt. William Calley
What is the My Lai Massacre
200
The most used plane in the war, often used to drop bombs or napalm mixed with gasoline
What is B-52 bomber
200
The US and bordering countries took in many of these people after the fall of Saigan
What is South Vietnamese refugees
200
The first major battle of the war, it exposed the incompetency of the South Vietnamese troops, even with American assistance.
What is the Battle of Ap Bac
300
Massacre likened to "A My Lai every month" in South Vietnam, where 11,000 civilians got killed
What is Speedy Express
300
The most common gun used in the war, this weapon could fire 550 bullets up to 2000 meters
What is the M-60
300
Treaty that dictated America would help any government that was resisting communism
What is the Truman Doctrine
300
This major offensive attack brought both the North and South Vietnamese to the negotiating table, as both experienced heavy loses
What is the Easter Offensive
400
The style of war that the US commanders used to justify mass killings
What is war of attrition
400
An artillery weapon often attached to a helicopter, these devices fired explosive shrapnel 12500 meters
What is howitzers
400
Chemical that damaged Vietnamese land and made it hard for the Vietnamese to rebuild business and agriculture
What is Napalm (aka Agent Orange)
400
This battle was the last stand for South Vietnam. Following the South Vietnamese's costly defeat, President Thieu resigned, leaving Saigon wide open
What is Battle of Xuan Loc