Vietnam War

5. started after the United States began bombing North Vietnam in earnest.
6. Communist guerrilla troops known as Viet Cong (VC) dug tens of thousands of miles of
7. American soldiers brutally killed most of the people in the village of _
8. women who served were mostly _
10. 3 million total _
12. both sides wanted vietnam to be _
13. if one Southeast Asian country fell to communism, many other countries would follow
14. president,known as “Uncle Ho,” he would serve in that position for 25 years.
16. vietnam veteran who went on to make a movie trilogy about his vietnam experience.

1. served as soldiers, health workers, and in news-gathering capacities.
2. mounted machine guns,travel up to 30 mph and was used to provide support for U.S. and South Vietnamese troops.
3. 1973
4. august 1965
9. 2 million _ were killed on both sides
11. north Vietnam were _
15. 58,000+ _ lost their lives