The Brutality of the War

**aqalieh95** Fri Jun 03, 2011 3:53 pm

Couldn't tell between SV peasants and the Viet Cong
Soldiers became frustrated with the war that had no clear objectives
Lots of civilians, both NV and SV were killed in the process while being innocent
The American Soldier's War
- There was propaganda that made Americans want to be soldiers in Vietnam
- People were afraid of communism infiltrating their country and schools
- The war was confusing and disturbing, and the SV was indifferent to their efforts
- Fighting conditions were very bad in forests and tropical diseases
- People could be friends or allies, don't know who to shoot
- Viet Cong lacked technology and weapons, so they went for guerrilla warfare
- People started to lose morale and the will to live, couldn't sleep
Vietnamese Civilians and the War
- The war was even more devastating for civilians because the US killed civilians
- Saturation bombing and fragmentation bombs tore both NV and SV apart
- Chemical weapons like Agent Orange for leaves killed crops, trees, and people
- Napalm was used that stuck to people, and burned them alive
- Many civilians were caught between the Viet Cong and the US soldiers
The My Lai Massacre
- 1968 the brutality of the war came out when exhausted soldiers reached village in SV
- Rounded all the people up and killed them, suspected Viet Cong but all wom.&children
- More than 100 innocent Vietnamese were killed, shocked Americans at home