THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE VIETNAM WAR
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
|
|
began a sustained bombing campaign
|
|
|
put more American troops on the ground
|
|
|
involved search-and-destroy missions to hunt down guerrillas
|
|
|
increased the number of American advisers in South Vietnam
|
Detailed explanation-1: -Johnson ordered Operation “Rolling Thunder” to To convince North Vietnam to stop reinforcing the Vietcong. The operation consisted in sustained bombing campaign by the U.S. Air Force, the Navy, and the Republic of Vietnam Air Force. The air raid bombing attack started in March 1965 and ended in November 1968.
Detailed explanation-2: -In August 1964, as a result of the Gulf of Tonkin Incident, in which U.S. naval vessels were attacked by North Vietnamese patrol boats, President Johnson ordered retaliatory air strikes (Operation Pierce Arrow) launched against the north.
Detailed explanation-3: -The operation began primarily as a diplomatic signal to impress Hanoi with America’s determination, essentially a warning that the violence would escalate until Ho Chi Minh “blinked, ” and secondly it was intended to bolster the sagging morale of the South Vietnamese.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.