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Air and Ground War

Air and Ground War. Identify: Ho Chi Minh Ngo Dinh Diem Vietminh Vietcong Which forces made up the two opposing sides during the Vietnam War? U.S. military and South Vietnamese forces vs. Vietcong and North Vietnamese. Essential Question: .

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Air and Ground War

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  1. Air and Ground War Identify: Ho Chi Minh Ngo Dinh Diem Vietminh Vietcong Which forces made up the two opposing sides during the Vietnam War? U.S. military and South Vietnamese forces vs. Vietcong and North Vietnamese

  2. Essential Question: What strategies were used by the Americans and the Vietcong in the air and ground war?

  3. The Air War 1965-1968 • N. Vietnamese attack American bases • Operation Rolling Thunder: massive air strike in the North • Concentrated on Ho Chi Minh trail • Use of defoliants to expose enemy supply routes (Agent Orange)

  4. Operation Rolling Thunder More bombs dropped on Vietnam than all the bombs dropped by the allies during WWII

  5. U.S. army helicopter spraying Agent Orange

  6. Effects of Agent Orange Vietnamese babies deformed and stillborn after exposure to Agent Orange A Vietnamese general exposed to Agent Orange

  7. Napalm Fire Napalm: jellied form of gasoline used to destroy farms and forests Napalm Burn Victims

  8. Cluster Bombs: spray sharp metal fragments Carpet bombing: no intended target, cover large area

  9. The Ground War 1965-1968 • Search and destroy missions • No territorial goals • Vietcong used guerilla tactics and booby traps • Who is the enemy? • Farmers by day; guerillas at night. • Very patient people willing to accept many casualties. • The US grossly underestimated their resolve. The guerilla wins if he does not lose, the conventional army loses if it does not win.

  10. Vietcong lived in complex tunnel systems under ground • Effective for guerilla warfare

  11. Cassava diet Vietcong Tunnel for tourists

  12. Punjistick traps: sharpened bamboo sticks hiding under foliage

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