THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE VIETNAM WAR
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army bases, airfields, and anything else that North Vietnam would find useful in the war effort.
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only the heavily forested areas along the Ho Chi Minh Trail.
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Ho Chi Minh City and Saigon.
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only North Vietnamese military bases.
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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 was the coordinated military air campaign during the Vietnam War from March of 1965 to October 1968. The intention was to pressure Communist leaders to end the aggression and to limit their ability to wage war against United States allies, especially South Vietnam.
Detailed explanation-3: -Operation Rolling Thunder destroyed most of North Vietnam’s oil storage facilities. But the North Vietnamese shifted most of their oil to underground tanks, and more arrived every day from China and the Soviet Union.