THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE VIETNAM WAR
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They were captured and put in prison.
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More troops were sent in.
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Operation Flaming Dart started with aerial bombing attacks.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -In February 1965, a U.S. air base at Pleiku, in the Central Highlands, was attacked twice by the NLF, resulting in the deaths of over a dozen U.S. personnel. These guerilla attacks prompted the administration to order retaliatory air strikes ( Operation Flaming Dart) against North Vietnam.
Detailed explanation-2: -U.S. military aircraft attacked targets throughout North Vietnam from March 1965 to October 1968. This massive bombardment was intended to put military pressure on North Vietnam’s communist leaders and reduce their capacity to wage war against the U.S.-supported government of South Vietnam.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Operation Rolling Thunder (1965-1968) Operation Rolling Thunder, the United States’ sustained bombing campaign against North Vietnam during the mid-1960s, aimed to demoralize and degrade the country’s government and people.