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The Conditions of the Vietnam War

The Conditions of the Vietnam War. Advantages of Vietcong. Lacked high-powered weaponry, so used hit-and-run and ambush tactics Used knowledge of terrain to their advantage Laced the terrain with various booby traps and land mines Use to the sweltering head, jungles, leeches.

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The Conditions of the Vietnam War

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  1. The Conditions of the Vietnam War

  2. Advantages of Vietcong • Lacked high-powered weaponry, so used hit-and-run and ambush tactics • Used knowledge of terrain to their advantage • Laced the terrain with various booby traps and land mines • Use to the sweltering head, jungles, leeches

  3. Vietcong Advantages • Vietcong moved secretly in and out of general population • Very hard for US to discern friend from foe • Vietcong created elaborate tunnels so they could launch surprise attacks and then disappear quickly

  4. US Strategies • War of Attrition • introduced body count • felt as number of Vietcong deaths rose, enemy surrender would be inevitable • Battle for “HEARTS AND MIND” • Win the people of South Vietnam over so the communist guerilla’s have no place to hide • Not Successful

  5. Napalm Attack

  6. US Strategies • War of Attrition • introduced body count • felt as number of Vietcong deaths rose, enemy surrender would be inevitable • Battle for “HEARTS AND MIND” • Win the people of South Vietnam over so the communist guerilla’s have no place to hide • Not Successful • Napalm – gasoline based bomb that set fire to the jungle

  7. Agent Orange

  8. US Strategies • War of Attrition • introduced body count • felt as number of Vietcong deaths rose, enemy surrender would be inevitable • Battle for “HEARTS AND MIND” • Win the people of South Vietnam over so the communist guerilla’s have no place to hide • Not Successful • Napalm – gasoline based bomb that set fire to the jungle • Agent Orange – leaf killing toxic chemical that devastated the landscape • both left villages and surrounding area in ruins

  9. Sinking US Morale • Frustrated by guerilla warfare • Brutal jungle conditions • Failure to make headway against enemy • Many soldiers turned to alcohol/marijuana/drugs • Morale worsened as they were fighting while government was negotiating for peace • POWs experienced years of torture and confinement

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