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quiz vietnam
quiz for vietnam flash cards
Term | Definition |
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land mine | an explosive devise planted in the |
saturation bombing | tons of thousands of bombs dropped in one area by one plane |
fragmentation bombs | bombs that throw metal pieces of scrap during explosion |
agent orange | a herbicide used as a chemical weapon to kill vegetation and expose enemies |
napalm | bombs dropped by planes containing acid gellike chemicals that would burn through skin |
escalation | expansion of the war |
ho chi minh trail | a supply route that passed through Laos and Cambodia. |
hawks | those who supported the war |
doves | those who were against the war |
Tet offense | 1968 attack by viet cong and north vietnamese forces throughout south vietnam |