What Was the Vietnam War? Intro & Chapter 1

The fight over _________ ____ lasted for ten days and was a very bloody battle.

US Marine and Army units were fighting together with soldiers from _____ _______.

The communist forced were known as the _____ __________ ____ (NVA).

Fifty years later, many questions about the Vietnam War are still being debated.

• True

• False

The US and South Vietnamese army forces lost a total of __ men and another ___ were wounded on the battle of the hill.

Who was the Vietnam's greatest enemy for two thousand years?

By 1884, who had control of all of Vietnam?

The Vietnamese hated the Chinese and attempted to regain their ____________ many times.

The French paid heavey taxes on their income and the poor Vietnamese people were not taxed on their small incomes.

• True

• False

What did the French export so much of that there was not enough for the Vietnamese peasants to eat?