Tactics and Relative Strengths of the Two Sides (AQA A-Level History): Quizzes
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What did General Giap decide after the Ia Drang Valley battle in November 1965?
What did General Giap decide after the Ia Drang Valley battle in November 1965?
Conventional warfare would not succeed
How many US ground troops were in Vietnam by 1968?
How many US ground troops were in Vietnam by 1968?
536,000
Who approved Operation Ranch Hand in early 1962?
Who approved Operation Ranch Hand in early 1962?
President Kennedy
What was a key advantage of helicopters in Vietnam?
What was a key advantage of helicopters in Vietnam?
Rapid troop deployment without ambush risk
How did Westmoreland measure success in his attrition strategy?
How did Westmoreland measure success in his attrition strategy?
Body count of enemy dead
Which principle was NOT part of the NLF's Maoist guidelines?
Which principle was NOT part of the NLF's Maoist guidelines?
Destroy enemy crops to weaken them
Where did the Ho Chi Minh Trail pass through?
Where did the Ho Chi Minh Trail pass through?
Cambodia and Laos
When did Martin Luther King speak against the Vietnam War?
When did Martin Luther King speak against the Vietnam War?
April 1967
What did the USSR supply to North Vietnam?
What did the USSR supply to North Vietnam?
Surface-to-air missiles and MiG-21 jets
What contradiction existed in search and destroy operations?
What contradiction existed in search and destroy operations?
Violence against civilians vs winning loyalty