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Here you can see how small the tunnels were and how difficult it probably was for the US soldiers to crawl through them all day.

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I chose this topic because i thought the topic was interesting. I think the tacktic that Veitnam and US used were interesting and the ways that the US got them out of the tunnels. I think that it is cool how they spent 25 years building the tunnels. And i enjoyed learning about the tunnels and they ways they were used.

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A&E Television Networks. (n.d.). Cu Chi Tunnels - facts, history & length. History.com. Retrieved April 10, 2023, from https://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/cu-chi-tunnels

Wikimedia Foundation. (2023, April 4). Củ Chi Tunnels. Wikipedia. Retrieved April 10, 2023, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%E1%BB%A7_Chi_tunnels#:~:text=7%20External%20links-,Life%20in%20tunnels,scorpions%2C%20spiders%2C%20and%20rodents.

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Cu Chi Tunnels - Facts, History & Length

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In order to combat better-supplied American and South Vietnamese forces during the Vietnam War, Communist guerrilla troops known as Viet Cong dug tens of thousands of miles of tunnels, including an extensive network running underneath the Cu Chi district northwest of Saigon.

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This is what some of the tunnels looked like. You can see air vents and rest areas.

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What was it like living in the Chu Chi Tunnels 

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What was it like living in the Chu Chi Tunnels 

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Life in the tunnels were difficult. There was limited food, water, and air. Becuase the tunnels were underground they were filled with snakes, insects, small rodents, and poisonus spiders. During the day, Soldiers would rest or work on the tunnels. When they came out at night it was to tend their crops or find supplies. People would spend days in the tunnels if it was not safe to come out because of heavy bombing. Sickness spread fast in the tunnels, mainly with malaria which was the main cause of death behind war injurys.

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What was the point of the Chu Chi Tunnels and why are they so important?

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What was the point of the Chu Chi Tunnels and why are they so important?

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These tunnels were to provied saftey for Vienam citizens and soldiers. They also played the role as bases for Vienam soldiers fighting nearby.

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What did the US do against the Chu Chi tunnels?

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What did the US do against the Chu Chi tunnels?

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The US used an operation crimp. This was a search and destroy mission in efforts to find and get rid of the tunnels. The US tried using gas to gas them out and water to drown them out. US trained soldiers to go into the small tunnels and force people out.

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Veitnam set many booby traps toward the US and veitnamese infantrymen. They planted trip wires that would set grenades. They would put a box over poisonus insects so when they get knocked over it becomes dangerous. Once the US figured out their tacktics they trained soldiers to go into the tunnels. US soldiers would spend hours navigating the tunnels to find booby traps and enemy troops.

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-The tunnels were 155 miles long
-45,000 men and women dies while defending the Chi Chu tunnels
-It took the Veitnamese 25 years to build the tunnels
-36 of the US "tunnel rats" were killed and 200 were wounded