Question

question 4 (multiple choice worth 5 points)
(08.03 mc)
use the table of american military deaths during the vietnam war to answer the question that follows:
united states military deaths by country fatality occurred

country of casualty	number of records
laos	733
north vietnam	1,124
communist china	10
republic of vietnam (south vietnam)	55,629
thailand	177
total	58,193

source: http://www.archives.gov/research/military/vietnam - war/casualty - statistics.html#country
based on the data above, american involvement in the vietnam war was

• strictly as advisors to the south vietnamese military
• successful in its strategic goals
• contained to vietnam
• spilled over into neighboring countries

Explanation:

1. Analyze each option:

• Option 1: The high number of deaths (e.g., 55,629 in South Vietnam, plus deaths in Cambodia, Laos, etc.) shows it was not just advisory.
• Option 2: The Vietnam War ended with the fall of South Vietnam, so strategic goals (like preventing communism in Vietnam) were not successful.
• Option 3: Deaths occurred in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Communist China (though few), so it was not contained to Vietnam.
• Option 4: Deaths in Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand (neighboring countries of Vietnam) show the war spilled over.

Answer:

D. spilled over into neighboring countries