What did the US Invasion of Cambodia (1970) involve?

What did the US Invasion of Cambodia (1970) involve?

• A. US military incursion into Cambodia to disrupt the Ho Chi Minh trail
• B. Invasion into Laos
• C. Invasion of Cambodia by North Vietnamese forces
• D. A naval blockade

Answer: (D)

The event tested is about a cross-border land operation into another country during the Vietnam era, carried out by American and South Vietnamese forces to halt North Vietnamese use of bases and supply routes in Cambodia. This involved ground troops entering Cambodian territory and a heavy air campaign aimed at destroying sanctuaries along the Ho Chi Minh Trail, rather than any sea-based action. It wasn’t a maritime blockade, and it was focused on Cambodia, not Laos; the protests and debate that followed centered on how far the U.S. would go to hit enemy bases and the implications for presidential war authority.

The event tested is about a cross-border land operation into another country during the Vietnam era, carried out by American and South Vietnamese forces to halt North Vietnamese use of bases and supply routes in Cambodia. This involved ground troops entering Cambodian territory and a heavy air campaign aimed at destroying sanctuaries along the Ho Chi Minh Trail, rather than any sea-based action. It wasn’t a maritime blockade, and it was focused on Cambodia, not Laos; the protests and debate that followed centered on how far the U.S. would go to hit enemy bases and the implications for presidential war authority.