Which describes Operation Rolling Thunder?

• A. Desert Storm
• B. Rolling Thunder
• C. Market Garden
• D. Iron Fist

Answer: (B)

Operation Rolling Thunder was the United States’ sustained bombing campaign against North Vietnam during the Vietnam War. It ran from 1965 into 1968 and aimed to weaken North Vietnam’s ability to wage war and pressure its leaders to negotiate. The bombings targeted factories, roads, railways, airfields, and supply lines such as the Ho Chi Minh Trail, in an effort to disrupt the North’s war-making capacity and demoralize the regime. In practice, the campaign drew wide criticism, caused extensive civilian harm, and produced limited strategic gains in forcing a settlement.

Desert Storm, Market Garden, and Iron Fist refer to different military actions in other conflicts or contexts, not the Vietnam bombing campaign described here.