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Hamlet Reports
Reports sent from Vietnam to the US by troop leaders to show progress of the war.
Why were Hamlet Reports misleading?
They showed casualty counts in US favor, but no the land/ideas lost.
Famous words of anonymous U.S soldier about "Search And Destroy"?
"We had to destroy each village to save it."
Average War Protester?
1. White college student
2. Average income
3. "baby boomers"
4. Inspired by JFK/Martin Luther King Jr.
Sirhan Sirhan
Shot and killed RFK.
"Peace with Honors"
Nixon's goal for the Vietnam War.
Quang Duc
Monk who set himself on fire in protest of Diem.
Vietnamization
Gradual withdrawal of US soldiers from Vietnam.
Establishment of troops in Vietnam.
"Media War"
Media had total access to this war.
Advanced technology
LIFE magazine published fallen soldiers
Government didn't censor anything.
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Supply route from North to South Vietnam.
William Caley
Lieutenant in charge of My Lai
Court marshaled
Life sentence turned into 3.5 years house arrest.
Now sells jewelry.
"Domino Theory"
When one country falls into communism, the surrounding countries will follow.
MIA vs. AWOL?
MIA - assumed dead during battle
AWOL - assumed to be drunk/hiding
DMZ
De-Militarized Zone
POW
Prisoner of War
Vietnamese death total
>3,000,000
American death total
58,000
How much money did the US give to Southern Vietnam?
$24 billion
How much money did the US spend on the Vietnam war in total?
>$200 billion
Reasons for ground war failure
1. Unfamiliar territory
2. Inexperienced troops
3. Emotional destruction
4. No identifiable enemy
5. Too much idle time.
First president to provide diplomatic affairs with Vietnam.
Bill Clinton
How many POW's were released?
1,210
Vietnamese torture methods?
Beating
Bamboo under fingernails
Stretching
Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated in __________ .
California
Operation Homecoming
Operation administrated to recover all POW and MIA soldiers.
Lyndon B. Johnson felt betrayed by?
Blacks
Students
Impoverished people
Johnson would walk the halls at night until he stumbled upon the portrait of what wartime president?
Woodrow Wilson
Vietminh?
Vietcong?
Vietminh - North Vietnamese soldiers
Vietcong - South Vietnamese traitors attempting to join the North.
South Vietnamese communists formed what?
National Liberation Front
Saigon
Capitol of South Vietnam
Hanoi
Capitol of North Vietnam
LBJ's approval ratings at the end of his presidency?
26%
How many pieces of legislation did LBJ pass?
>200
What did Vietnam teach the U.S.?
A divided nation can't win a war
U.S shouldn't overextend their military
U.S should choose their battles, and choose to win
Domino theory was real.
What does Ho Chi Minh mean?
Bringer of Light
Reasons for air war failure?
Elaborate series of underground tunnels by the Vietnamese.
Thick forest and vegetation
Vietnam wouldn't surrender
John McCain
Suffered 2 broken shoulders
Spent 5 years in Hanoi
Refused any help
Dad was an admiral in the Navy
Ho Chi Minh's famous words about casualty counts.
"You can kill 10 of my men for every 1 kill of yours, but even at those odds you will lose and I will win.