THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE VIETNAM WAR
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Strategy to regain control of the region
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offensive designed to show that North Vietnam could still fight
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Sustained bombing campaign against North Vietnam
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Send economic aid to the region
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Detailed explanation-1: -Operation Rolling Thunder was a frequently interrupted bombing campaign that began on 24 February 1965 and lasted until the end of October 1968. During this period U.S. Air Force and Navy aircraft engaged in a bombing campaign designed to force Ho Chi Minh to abandon his ambition to take over South Vietnam.
Detailed explanation-2: -Operation Rolling Thunder marked the first sustained American assault on North Vietnamese territory and represented a major expansion of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.
Detailed explanation-3: -On 2 March 1965, Operation Rolling Thunder missions commenced against North Vietnam. The goal of the operation was to discourage the Hanoi regime’s direction and support of an insurgency that threatened to destroy the Republic of Vietnam.