Question

Which of the following is not true about the Ho Chi Minh trail?

• A. It had branch lines extending into South Vietnam
• B. It was used to transport men and materials from North to South Vietnam
• C. It was used by the Vietnamese rebels and the US troops
• D. Had support bases and hospitals along the way

Answer 1

The correct option is C It was used by the Vietnamese rebels and the US troops

• Ho Chi Minh trail is one way of understanding the nature of the war that the Vietnamese fought against the US
  
• Most of the trail was outside Vietnam in neighbouring Laos and Cambodia with branch lines extending into South Vietnam.
  
• The trail, an immense network of footpaths and roads, was used to transport men and materials from the north to the south.
  
• The trail had support bases and hospitals along the way.
• The US regularly bombed this trail trying to disrupt supplies, but efforts to destroy this important supply line by intensive bombing failed because they were rebuilt very quickly.