Tactics Of Viet Cong And USA Flashcards
(43 cards)
When was the My Lai massacre?
March 1968
How many civilians were killed by US soldiers in the My Lai massacre?
300-400
How many civilians were killed in the first 4 hours of the My Lai massacre?
300
How many weapons were found in the My Lai massacre?
3
How many non-combatants were killed in the My Lai massacre according to the officers report?
20 were accidentally killed
Which magazine published pictures of the My Lai massacre?
Life magazine
What happened in March 1971?
Lieutenant William Calley was found guilty of murdering 32 civilians
When was Calley sentenced to 20 years’ hard labour?
August 1971
When was Calley released?
3 years later (1974)
How many anti-war protestors showed up in Washington DC. in November 1969?
700,000
How many Vietnamese civilians were killed in 1968?
300,000
How many Viet Cong and North Vietnamese soldiers died during the Vietnam war?
Over 1 million
How much did the Soviet Union and China give to the communists in total?
$2 billion
When was the Tet Offensive launched?
January 1968
What was the Tet Offensive?
The communists attacked 100 cities and military targets
How many experienced fighters did the Viet Cong lose in the Tet Offensive?
10,000
What did CBS journalists Walter Cronkite say after the Tet Offensive?
“What the hell is going on? I thought we were winning the war.”
What did Don Oberdorfer of the Washington Post (1971) say?
“The American people and most of the leaders reached the conclusion that the Vietnam War would require greater effort over a far longer period of time than it was younger”
When did the peace conference in Paris take place?
March 1968
How many tonnes of napalm was used between 1965-1973?
20,000
How many missions using agent orange were there?
30,000
How much forest and farm land was destroyed using agent orange between 1961-1970?
4 million acres
What percentage did the risk of getting cancer increase for those handling agent orange?
170%
How long did US soldiers have to fight for?
1 year
