THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE VIETNAM WAR
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Question
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How many troops were stationed in South Vietnam by 1968?
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250, 000
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500, 000
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50, 000
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750, 000
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -By the end of 1968 there were 485, 000 US troops based in South Vietnam and they had brought two-thirds of the country’s population centres under government control. The number of North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops in the country was estimated at only 220, 000, while 81, 000 had been reported killed in 1967.
Detailed explanation-2: -U.S. strength in South Vietnam totaled more than 500, 000 by early 1968. In addition, there were 61, 000 other allied troops and 600, 000 South Vietnamese.
Detailed explanation-3: -More than 380, 000 American troops were in the country, alongside over 730, 000 Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) soldiers and some 52, 000 soldiers from other allied nations.
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