Vietnam

Who- America, North Vietnamese, USSR, Southern Vietnamese Where- Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia When- 1965 – 1973 Why- North wanted to take over south to make it communist. USA got involved to stop the spread communism in the East. Soviets got involved to help support the northern Vietnamese

MILITARY Most of the combat took place in Vietnam, but there were battles in Laos and Cambodia. In 1965 the Americans landed at DA Nang in Vietnam The Tet offensive was an American turning point. They took back the American embassy. In return it boosted moral for soldiers.

__Vietnam War__ __Guerilla Warfare__- Is an unconventional warfare and combat with which a small group of combatants use mobile tactics to combat a larger and less mobile formal army. __Cold War__- A state of political tension and military rivalry between nations that stop short of full-scale war, that which existed between the United States and the Soviet Union following World War 2. __Hippies __- Is a person who opposes and rejects many of the conventional standards and customs of society, especially one who advocates extreme liberalism in sociopolitical attitudes and lifestyles.

Technology and Tactics The M-16 Semi automatic rifle was the weapon of choice for the Military. It was not popular with the soldiers because of its consistent jamming during combat, this lead to major manufacturing of automatic weapons and sub-machine guns. Today the M-16 has been redesigned and fires in burst fire or semi-auto. Though the U.S didn’t win the war they learned the hard way of the tactics of Guerilla Warfare. In response to these tactics the South Vietnamese and American forces use their air-superiority and Search and Destroy tactics to defeat the enemy.

Policies The policies created by the US government that led us to war were, Vietnamization, and the perceived threat of communism and the necessity of action to prevent its spread.

The Senate and House of Representative gave a lot of government support for the war. Many US citizens were against the government's support for war.

The United States didn't formally declare war in Congress. The policy that allowed our government to launch a military campaign was introduced by taking over combat advisory role with the South Vietnamese Army. It also gave the ability to send 2000, US military advisors.