8. The Vietnam War (The My Lai Massacre)
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On what date was the massacre?
March 16th 1968
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When did the US public discover the horrors?
Only after the war
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How many people survived, who did this include and how did she live?
Only six survivors - a mother named Taun who “rested in a ditch and waited for them to leave”
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What was the Vietcong response?
The Tet Offensive- Vietnamese New Years 1969, full scale guerrilla attack on the South
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What places were predominantly targeted by the offensive?
Major cities such as Saigon
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How many communist deaths occured ?
600,000
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How many US soldiers dies?
4,000
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How many civilians?
More than 15,000
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