On the ground, American troops found Vietnam to be a challenging environment. To flush out the enemies camouflaged in the terrain, American ground forces began ..... in cooperation with aircraft.

THE VIETNAM WAR

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On the ground, American troops found Vietnam to be a challenging environment. To flush out the enemies camouflaged in the terrain, American ground forces began ____ in cooperation with aircraft.

A	guerrilla warfare
B	counterculture
C	flexible resonse
D	seek and destroy missions

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Soldiers on both sides faced many difficulties and challenges during the Vietnam War – including climate, terrain, the complex political situation and unclear military objectives.

Detailed explanation-2: -Key elements of the ground war in South Vietnam included search and destroy missions. U.S. troops used local intelligence to identify VC and pro-communist strongholds, then eliminate them with firepower.

Detailed explanation-3: -Why did the United States resort to sending ground troops to the conflict in Vietnam in 1965? They sent in ground troops after intercepting the shipment of weapons and troops by the Chinese. Operation Rolling Thunder, their bombing campaign, proved ineffective in turning back the North Vietnamese.

Detailed explanation-4: -The greatest geographic challenge for American troops in Vietnam was? the swamps and jungle-clad mountains.

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USA HISTORY

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THE VIETNAM WAR