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Question 1

What is Vietnamization?

Answer 1

Vietnamization was a policy aimed at reducing American involvement in the Vietnam War by transferring responsibility to South Vietnamese forces.

Question 2

What was the My Lai Massacre?

Answer 2

The My Lai Massacre was the mass killing of unarmed South Vietnamese civilians by U.S. Army soldiers during the Vietnam War on March 16, 1968.

Question 3

What was the Invasion of Cambodia?

Answer 3

The Invasion of Cambodia was a military campaign conducted by U.S. and South Vietnamese forces in 1970 to eliminate North Vietnamese sanctuaries.

Question 4

What are the Pentagon Papers?

Answer 4

The Pentagon Papers were a classified Department of Defense study detailing the United States’ political and military involvement in Vietnam from 1945 to 1967.

Question 5

What were the ‘Christmas bombings’?

Answer 5

The ‘Christmas bombings’ refer to a series of intense bombing campaigns conducted by the U.S. against North Vietnam in December 1972.

Question 6

What happened when South Vietnam fell?

Answer 6

South Vietnam fell to North Vietnamese forces in April 1975, leading to the reunification of Vietnam under communist control.