THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE VIETNAM WAR
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The Underground Railroad
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The Tet Trail
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The Ho Chi Minh Trail
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The Gulf of Tonkin
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Detailed explanation-1: -Starting south of Hanoi in North Vietnam, the main trail veered southwestward to enter Laos, with periodic side branches or exits running east into South Vietnam. The main trail continued southward into eastern Cambodia and then emptied into South Vietnam at points west of Da Lat.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Sihanouk Trail was a logistical supply system in Cambodia used by the People’s Army of Vietnam (PAVN) and its Viet Cong (VC) guerillas during the Vietnam War (1960–1975).
Detailed explanation-3: -Between 1959 and 1975, the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) used a series of trails running through Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos to transport weapons, supplies and reinforcements to the North Vietnamese Army and other sympathizers within South Vietnam.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Ho Chi Minh Trail was named after Ho Chi Minh and was a military supply route used by the Viet Minh to send supplies from North Vietnam (via Laos and Cambodia) to supporters in South Vietnam. At its height, several tons of supplies, weapons and ammunition were sent each day.