26th Amendment/ War Powers Act
What age were you allowed to vote?
18
Where was jungle Warfare fought?
In the jungle
What did Agent Orange kill?
vegetation
What was Napalm?
gasoline based bomb
Who were the missions led by?
U.S. soldiers
What were the 2 legislative changes
What did they use the jungle for?
To hide landmines and traps and to hide in
What was agent orange?
a herbicide
What was Napalm used for?
set fire to the jungle
Why did they destroy villages?
they believed they supported vietcong
What legislative change limits the power of the president in terms of war?
War Powers Act
Who were the South Viennese guerilla fighters?
Vietcong
What agent orange cause?
cancer
What did Napalm expose?
vietcongs tunnels and hideouts
What did it destroy?
villages
What did the War Powers Act do?
prevented president from committing troops in a foreign conflict without approval from congress
What positive impact did the tunnels that connected towns have?
made it easier to launch surprise attacks
What did agent orange ruin?
villages
What did napalm stick to?
clothes
What does search and destroy mean?
they search out the enemy then destroy them and withdraw immediately
What did students protest?
If they were old enough to die for their country, they should be old enough to vote
What used and effective because of the jungle?
Guerilla Warfare
Why was Agent Orange used to destroy the jungle?
prevent surprise attacks from Vietcong
Why did Napalm ruin villages?
stuck to peoples clothes killing or burning them
Why did the U.S. not like vietcongs?
thats who we were fighting