THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE VIETNAM WAR
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Question
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. The Viet Cong could quickly fade into the landscape.
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The Viet Cong was equipped with superior weapons
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The Viet Cong was able to total up higher body counts
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The Viet Cong excelled in conventional large-scale battles
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Detailed explanation-1: -Fighting an elusive enemy on unfamiliar terrain frustrated U.S. soldiers. The South Vietnamese people themselves were unsure whom to support: the Saigon government or the communist-backed Viet Cong. As the war dragged on, American antiwar protests grew. Opposition to the war greatly affected the 1968 elections.
Detailed explanation-2: -They would frustrate the Americans by simple tactics: retreating when the enemy attacked; raiding enemy camps; attacking the enemy when they were tired and pursuing the enemy when they retreated. The Vietcong made sure they picked battles they would be able to win.
Detailed explanation-3: -Vietcong used hit and run tactics because of their lack of high powered weaponry. They also had key knowledge of the jungle terrain and had elaborate networks of tunnels. The Vietcong also lived among the people do it was hard to tell who was a friend or foe.
Detailed explanation-4: -Which of these factors greatly frustrated U.S. troops fighting in Vietnam? The Viet Cong could quickly fade into the landscape. Which of these terms BEST describes the kind of military campaign General William Westmoreland proposed for the U.S. forces early in the Vietnam conflict?