The Things They Carried

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Agent Orange

A chemical herbicide used to clear out forests and tall grasses

Did Ted Lavender's drug use contribute to his death?

Yes

Who is shot and killed in this chapter?

Ted Lavender

Why does Rat Kiley, the medic, carry M&Ms candy?

To use as a placebo medicine for fatally wounded soldiers

The _______ granted the president broad military powers in Vietnam

Tonkin Gulf Resolution

Who inherited the problem of Vietnam from Kennedy?

Lyndon Johnson

Which character is the platoon?s RTO?

Mitchell

Vietcong

North Vietnamese forces in South Vietnam

Why was Henry Dobbins excused from tunnel duty?

because of his size

Which character would be most likely to carry a weapon out of paranoia?

Dave Jensen

What was the mission of the platoon?

Destroy Vietcong tunnels

Dwight Eisenhower "invented" what theory?

Domino Theory

What is the soldiers greatest fear?

Fear of blushing

Guerilla Warfare

Fighting by small groups using tactics such as the ambush.

Napalm

An intensely burning explosive used to destroy jungle growth

Why do men tell jokes such as "zapped while zipping" when Lavender dies?

As a coping mechanism

What does Jimmy do with Martha's letters?

Burns them

What are Napalm and Agent Orange two examples of?

Chemical weapons

Hostility between the Soviet Union and the U.S. but without military action was known as ___________

Cold War

Fidel Castro was the leader of what country?

Cuba

Why does Jimmy Cross feel responsible for Ted Lavender's death?

He was daydreaming about Martha when it occurred

Which character would be most likely to carry any sort of good luck charm?

Henry Dobbins

What were the problems of fighting in Vietnam?

Identifying the enemy and Jungle/location provided cover and a place to transport enemy supplies

Did Lyndon Johnson decrease or increase American Involvement?

Increased American Involvement

Which character would be most likely to carry guilt of his dead best friend?

Rat Kiley

Which 1968 Democratic presidential candidate was assassinated?

Robert Kennedy

MIA

Soldiers that went missing during war

What are the intangible "things" that soldiers carry?

Stress

What contributed to the end of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

The discovery that the missles had been removed from Cuba

Who is the narrator of The Things They Carried?

Tim O'Brien

What was the main reason for the construction of the Berlin Wall?

To stop East Germans from fleeing to West Germany

When the soldiers refer to freedom birds, they are talking about ________

jumbo jets

What constantly distracts Lt. Jimmy Cross from his job?

thoughts of Martha


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