Vietnam: How the US fought and lost the war

President Lyndon Johnson sent more soldiers to fight in Vietnam than any other president. The word _____ means increasing the number of soldiers. 

• Appeasement

• Escalation

• Credibility

• Armistice

Americans used Search and Destroy tactics in Vietnam, which meant ____. Search and Destroy was part of the strategy of attrition, which meant try to wear down the enemy.

• taking over as much land as possible
• hunting down and killing enemy soldiers
• using propaganda to persuade the enemy to switch sides
• using atomic weapons to destroy North Vietnam

Communists used the _______ Trail to move supplies and fighers from the North to the South. 

• Ngo Diem

• Mao Zedong

• Ho Chih Minh

In Operation ________, the US bombed North Vietnamese towns, bridges, and military sites between 1965 and 1968. 

• Rolling Thunder

• Stormy Weather

• Hurricane

• Thunder Cloud

In response to heavy bombing attacks, the Communist Viet Cong ___.

• surrendered to South Vietnam and the US
• refused to give up, but fought even harder
• developed its own air force
• started attacking US cities

The Viet Cong used guerilla warfare, which means they ___.

• dressed up like gorillas to scare Americans

• organized large armies supported by tanks and planes, as in World War 2

• blended in with ordinary peasants and hid in the jungle

• avoided fighting as much as possible

Napalm can best be described as ____. Use of napalm seemed cruel to many Americans.

• a type of small nuclear weapon

• a jelly-like material that created highly destructive fire

• a fish dish enjoyed by people in Vietnam

• a weapon used for fighting at night

Vietnamization was Nixon's plan to ____.

• make South Vietnam more responsible for the war and to start withdrawing US soldiers

• unite Vietnam under a democratic government

• stop the war by surrendering to North Vietnam

• defeat North Vietnam as quickly as possible

The Viet Cong used tunnels for ___. Check all that are true.

• storing weapons
• avoiding attacks by jet fighters
• organizing attacks against Americans
• transporting supplies from one place to another
• improving their health

Americans used Agent Orange to ___. Agent Orange killed crops and caused birth defects.

• destroy vegetation (plant life) and make it easier to find the enemy

• attack Viet Cong soldiers in tunnels

• help wounded soldiers recover more quickly

• spread propaganda in North Vietnam