the vietnam war was a long, brutal struggle for american ... 31 sect 2.pdf · booby traps. • many...
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• TheVietnamWarwasalong,brutalstruggleforAmericansoldiers.Theycouldnottellfriendfromenemy,theyfoughtaguerrillawar,andhadtoavoidsniper=ire,landmines,andboobytraps.
• Manysoldierssawtheirbuddieskilledanddidnotunderstandwhytheywere=ighting10,000milesfromhome.Americansoldiershadtocarry60poundpacksthrough10foottallelephantgrassorthrough=loodedricepaddies.
• Thehadto=ighttheenemyandfoughtleeches,fever,andjunglerot(skindisease).Becausesomanymendied,soldiermoralewaslowanditincreasedsoldierracialtension.
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• TheVietCong(N.V.)didnothavesophisticatedequipmentliketheU.S.troops,sotheyusedguerrillawarfare.
• TheVietCongwouldsetalandmineandwhenaU.S.soldierwaswounded,theVietCongwouldwaitonotherU.S.soldierstoaidtheinjuredmanandwouldthenopen=ireonthegroupofU.S.soldiers.
• TheVietCongusuallyfoughtinsmallgroupsusingsabotageandsneakattacks.TheVietCongrarelyattackedU.S.soldiersheadon.
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• BecausetheU.S.militarycouldnottellfriendfromenemy,manyVietnamesecivilianswerekilled.
• TheU.S.usedsaturationbombing(droppingthousandsoftonsofexplosivesoveralargearea)todestroyNorthVietnamesebridgesandroads.
• TheU.S.usedAgentOrangetoburnthejungleto=indVietConghidingplaces.AgentOrangealsokilledcropsandledtohealthproblemsinhumansandlivestock.
• TheU.S.alsousedNapalm,whichburneduncontrollably.Napalmstucktopeople’sbodiessearingtheir=lesh.
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• InMarch1968,theMyLaiMassacrewilltakeplaceinaSouthVietnamesevillage.TheU.S.militarywastoldthat250VietCongwereinthevillage.
• TheU.S.troopsroundedupthevillage=indingonlywomen,children,andoldmen.LieutenantCalleygavetheordertokillallprisoners.Over100Vietnamesewerekilled.
• ThestoryshockedAmericansbackhomeandshowedthattheU.S.couldnotendthewarsoonenough.
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