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23 Cards in this Set
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Leader of Vietnam
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Ho Chi Minh
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Soldiers in the North
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NVA
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Soldiers in the South
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ARVN
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Guerilla fighters i nthe South
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Viet Cong
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French defeat (2)
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1954
Dien Bien Phu |
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Boundary
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17th Parallel
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Chemical defoliant
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Agent Orange
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Gulf of Tonkin (4)
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1. Destroyed Maddox and Turner Joy
2. Alledgely fired upon 3. Gulf of Tonkin Resolution passed in Congress 4. Included a blank check for the war |
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What was the theory on the spread of communism?
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The Domino Theory
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Who was the leader at Ia Drang Valley?
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Lt. Col. Hal Moore
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What was the unit at Ia Drang Valley?
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7th Calvary: "Gary Owen"
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What were the results of Ia Drang Valley?
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1800 Vietnam dead
79 Americans dead |
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What were the missions following Ia Drang Valley?
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Search and destroy
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TET Offensive (2)
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1. Military victory
2. Psychological defeat because Walter Cronkite said that we have lost the war |
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Helicopter used in Vietnam
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Heuy
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MyLai (2)
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1. US Charlie Company killed 200 civilians
2. Led to the nickname Babykillers |
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Jellied gasoline
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Napalm
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What rifle was used and what were its problems?
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1. M16
2. Jammed easily |
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What was the supply route?
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Ho Chi Minh Trail
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Saigon (3)
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1. Fell in 1975
2. Became Ho Chi Minh City 3. Ended the War |
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Booby traps (6)
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1. Bouncing betty
2. Punji stake 3. Tiger pit 4. Toe popper 5. Claymore 6. Tree whip |
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Slang/jargon (7)
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1. short (how much time you have left in the war)
2. Klik (kilometer) 3. Bird (Helicopter) 4. Frag 5. Hump (carry/march) 6. Grunt (foot shoulder) 7. FNG |
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Who was president after Johnson?
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Nixon
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