THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE VIETNAM WAR
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Gasoline-based jelly that stuck and burned when ignited
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Defoiling chemical used to eat away jungle quickly
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Clearing out and burning villages thought to be helping Vietcong
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Using a draft lottery system
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Detailed explanation-1: -Napalm burns at temperatures ranging from 800 to 1, 200 °C (1, 470 to 2, 190 °F). In addition, it burns longer than gasoline, is more easily dispersed, and sticks to its targets. These traits make it effective and controversial.
Detailed explanation-2: -Napalm burns at the same temperature as the flammable liquid used in its composition, typically gasoline, kerosene, diesel fuel, or benzene. Direct contact with flaming napalm results in full-thickness burns. Large surface area contact results in rapid loss of blood pressure, loss of consciousness, and death.
Detailed explanation-3: -napalm, the aluminum salt or soap of a mixture of naphthenic and aliphatic carboxylic acids (organic acids of which the molecular structures contain rings and chains, respectively, of carbon atoms), used to thicken gasoline for use as an incendiary in flamethrowers and fire bombs.
Detailed explanation-4: -The U.S. military’s use of napalm in Vietnam triggered widespread student protests, some aimed at the manufacturer, The Dow Chemical Company. Napalm had been used before, most notably in the incendiary bombs that devastated large swaths of Japanese cities during World War II, including some 60 percent of Tokyo.