Tactics and Relative Strengths of the Two Sides (AQA A-Level History): Flashcards
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Date Johnson expanded US military involvement in Vietnam
Date Johnson expanded US military involvement in Vietnam
28 July 1965
First major US-North Vietnamese battle, Nov 1965
First major US-North Vietnamese battle, Nov 1965
Ia Drang Valley
North Vietnamese commander who adopted guerrilla tactics
North Vietnamese commander who adopted guerrilla tactics
General Vo Nguyen Giap
US bombing operation against North Vietnam
US bombing operation against North Vietnam
Operation Rolling Thunder
Dioxin-containing chemical used to defoliate jungles
Dioxin-containing chemical used to defoliate jungles
Agent Orange
US strategy to locate & eliminate enemy in jungle
US strategy to locate & eliminate enemy in jungle
Search and destroy
Westmoreland's measure of ground war success
Westmoreland's measure of ground war success
Body count
US commander in Vietnam 1964-1968
US commander in Vietnam 1964-1968
General William Westmoreland
Supply route through Cambodia & Laos to South Vietnam
Supply route through Cambodia & Laos to South Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Leader whose principles guided NLF guerrilla forces
Leader whose principles guided NLF guerrilla forces
Mao Zedong