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1 Vietnam War Strategies
U.S. History

2 United States & South Vietnam (Army of Republic of Vietnam) (ARVN)

3 Search and Destroy War of attrition: kill as many enemy as possible

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6 Body Counts US’s way of “keeping score” Regular part of evening news

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8 Saturation Bombing Dropping thousands of tons of bombs on a specific area

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10 Fragmentation Bombs Threw pieces of their casings in all directions

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12 Napalm Jellylike substance dropped from planes; Splattered and burned uncontrollably

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14 The following picture is the most famous napalm photo from Vietnam Anyone who lived during the Vietnam Era remembers this image The original version is so graphic, I had to edited for this school presentation

15 This image won a Pulitzer Prize for AP photographer Nick Ut and
changed attitudes towards the Vietnam War across the world.

16 Jungle Defoliant—removed leaves
Agent Orange Jungle Defoliant—removed leaves

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19 While the effects of agent orange on the foliage is terrible, its effects on the GI’s and the Vietnamese are far worse

20 North Vietnam (Viet Cong)

21 Guerilla Warfare Use local population as cover;
booby traps, ambushes, assassinations

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24 Tunnel Systems Massive underground networks:
sleeping areas, air raid shelters, hospitals, kitchens, etc.

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26 U.S. used “Tunnel Rats” to flush out Viet Cong

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28 Ho Chi Minh Trail Troops & Supplies smuggled into
South Vietnam through Laos & Cambodia

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31 The End


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