Operation Rolling Thunder
Vietnam was involved in a long war before the U.S was involved. It started with
the First Indochina War in Southeast Asia. The French Army was defeated by the
Vietminh Army at Dien Bien Phu. This led the U.S to assist the ARVN from the NVA
and VC Army. The army from NVA and the guerrilla fighters wanted to control of South
Vietnam no matter what it took. The incident that led to more U.S troops becoming
involved in the Vietnam War was an attack on the USS Maddox by NVA gunboat. The
U.S troops had a very difficult experience fighting in Vietnam for several reasons. Even
though they had every military advantage, including Allied Nation support, to prevent
NVA and VC from taking over South …show more content…
N.p). “They constructed networks of bombproof tunnels and shelters, for instance,
and also dispatched crews by night to rebuild the roads, bridges, communication systems
and other facilities struck by bombs.” (“Operation Rolling Thunder.” History.com. n.p).
Operation Rolling Thunder was a mission to destroy NVA’s main economic and
supply lines to South Vietnam. The summary of the Vietnam War was mainly between
NVA and South Vietnam. NVA was supported by China and the Soviet Union, while
South Vietnam was supported by the U.S and other Allied nations. The NVA wanted to
unite the Vietnam by conquering South Vietnam. The U.S was worried that if NVA
conquered South Vietnam, it would spread the communism in Southeast Asia (the
domino theory). The U.S was mainly involved in the Vietnam War against NVA and VC
(Vietcong). Even though the U.S tried to help ARVN (another name for South Vietnam),
South Vietnam lost to the NVA and VC. Saigon and the country fell to the NVA in April
30, 1975. The U.S failed in its effort to save the ARVN from the NVA during
Vietnam was involved in a long war before the U.S was involved. It started with
the First Indochina War in Southeast Asia. The French Army was defeated by the
Vietminh Army at Dien Bien Phu. This led the U.S to assist the ARVN from the NVA
and VC Army. The army from NVA and the guerrilla fighters wanted to control of South
Vietnam no matter what it took. The incident that led to more U.S troops becoming
involved in the Vietnam War was an attack on the USS Maddox by NVA gunboat. The
U.S troops had a very difficult experience fighting in Vietnam for several reasons. Even
though they had every military advantage, including Allied Nation support, to prevent
NVA and VC from taking over South …show more content…
N.p). “They constructed networks of bombproof tunnels and shelters, for instance,
and also dispatched crews by night to rebuild the roads, bridges, communication systems
and other facilities struck by bombs.” (“Operation Rolling Thunder.” History.com. n.p).
Operation Rolling Thunder was a mission to destroy NVA’s main economic and
supply lines to South Vietnam. The summary of the Vietnam War was mainly between
NVA and South Vietnam. NVA was supported by China and the Soviet Union, while
South Vietnam was supported by the U.S and other Allied nations. The NVA wanted to
unite the Vietnam by conquering South Vietnam. The U.S was worried that if NVA
conquered South Vietnam, it would spread the communism in Southeast Asia (the
domino theory). The U.S was mainly involved in the Vietnam War against NVA and VC
(Vietcong). Even though the U.S tried to help ARVN (another name for South Vietnam),
South Vietnam lost to the NVA and VC. Saigon and the country fell to the NVA in April
30, 1975. The U.S failed in its effort to save the ARVN from the NVA during