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US Military Intervention in Vietnam

Characterized by aerial bombing campaigns and ground troop deployment to support South Vietnam and curb communist influence.

Four Principal Leaders of the Vietnam War

President Lyndon B. Johnson, President Richard Nixon, Ho Chi Minh, and General Vo Nguyen Giap, whose strategies shaped the course of the war.

Ho Chi Minh Trail

Vital supply route for North Vietnamese forces transporting troops, weapons, and supplies from North to South Vietnam, crucial for sustaining communist military operations.

Air Mobile Search and Destroy

Strategy utilizing helicopters for rapid deployment, reconnaissance, and engaging enemy forces, revolutionizing American military tactics during the Vietnam War.

Tet Offensive 1968

Major coordinated attack by NLF and North Vietnamese forces targeting cities and military bases in South Vietnam, leading to political repercussions and eroding support for the war effort in the US.

Vietnamization

Strategy introduced in 1968 involving the gradual transfer of combat roles from US forces to the South Vietnamese military, part of Nixon's policy to end the war.

Fall of South Vietnam

Occurred in April 1975 when North Vietnamese forces captured Saigon, marking the unification of Vietnam under communist rule and the defeat of South Vietnam.