POST WAR WORLD 1946 1959
KOREAS PARTITION
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Question
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They used napalm to burn the jungle down.
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They used agent orange to kill the plants in the jungle .
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both napalm and agent orange
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none of the options
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Americans used chemical weapons Napalm (jellied petrol) and Agent Orange (superior strength weed killer). This was used to clear foliage in the jungle which was the natural hiding place for the Vietcong. They also wanted to see along the Ho Chi Minh Trail, the Vietcong’s supply route.
Detailed explanation-2: -American tactics in Vietnam can be summed up by the acronym BEAST-Bombing, Escalation, Air and artillery, Search and destroy and Technology.
Detailed explanation-3: -Agent Orange, which was used during the Vietnam War to clear dense vegetation, is a deadly herbicide with long-lasting effects. Napalm, a gel-like fuel mixture that burns slowly and more accurately than gasoline, was used in bombs.
Detailed explanation-4: -From 1962 to 1971, the U.S. Air Force sprayed nearly 19 million gallons of herbicides in Vietnam, of which at least 11 million gallons was Agent Orange, in a military project called Operation Ranch Hand.
Detailed explanation-5: -Search and destroy, seek and destroy, or simply S&D is a military strategy best known for its employment in the Malayan Emergency and the Vietnam War. The strategy consists of inserting ground forces into hostile territory, searching out the enemy, destroying them, and withdrawing immediately afterward.