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Vietnam: What Have We Learned?

POLITICS

11.) When were U.S. military personnel first sent to Vietnam?

12.) How many U.S. troops were in Vietnam at the height of the war?

13.) How big was the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN)?

14.) The U.S. policy-makers claimed again and again during the course of the war that the NLF gained its support through terrorism and assassination. How, in fact, did the NLF gain its popular support?

15.) What is a "mini-gun?"

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16.) How did the NLF frequently neutralize electronic sensing devices American forces placed along trails?

17.) What major event in Vietnam strongly influenced LBJ to leave the presidency after his first elected term in office?

18.) Why did the NLF win in 1975?

WAR CRIMES

19.) What was Bach Mai hospital, and what did the Pentagon say about it?

20.) How many tons of bombs were dropped on Vietnam?

21.) What were anti-personnel bombs?

22.) What were the Tiger Cages and the Phoenix Program?

23.) What is a free-fire zone?

24.) What is napalm?

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