Fighting the Vietnam War #2
Across
- 3. A style of irregular warfare involving small, mobile groups using ambushes and sabotage.
- 5. What was the first Asian Nation to fall to Communism?
- 6. War The conflict in Vietnam that developed following the French defeat can best be described as this type of War.
- 7. Describe the type of military force President Kennedy sent to Vietnam.
- 9. These elaborate underground networks allowed the VC to move, hide, and store supplies undetected.
- 10. These improvised explosive devices or hidden traps were used to cause casualties and slow movement.
Down
- 1. Which President sent a half a million US combat troops to Vietnam
- 2. The strategy of "grabbing the belt" meant fighting at this range to prevent U.S. air strikes.
- 4. Who was the leader of the communist Vietnamese resistance movement?
- 8. A tactic used by the VC to surprise U.S. patrols, often initiated from dense cover.