GUERRILLA WARFARE

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• What is Guerilla Warfare?
• Origin
• How it works...
• Where it was used...
• Quiz

What is guerrilla warfare?

-classified as irregular warfare
-using small number of people
-involves ambushes, raids, etc.
-able to mobilize easily
-usually used against larger armies or enemies

Origin

-used against conflicting tribes
-advanced forms starting 3100 BC in Egypt & Mesopotamia
-experience, ideology, religion, & government have all shaped guerrilla warfare throughout history

word origin

• guerrilla = little war (Spanish)
• since 18th century
• 1809 guerrilla = fighter (English)

how it works

-small & mobile vs. large & bulky
-organized in small units
-taking advantage of terrain
-avoid confrontation
-main goal: weakening enemies

Where it was used

cuba

Che Guevara

• many of his comrades killed = little soldiers & more enemies
• formed his own guerrilla force
• used guerrilla tactics on the army pursing them
• soon led to Cuban Revolution

vietnam

viet cong

• unified & full-time soilders
• attacks large & wide
• hit & run attacks/ambush
• avoided direct battles with US
• utilized a series of tunnels and traps to make guerrilla ambushes more effective

quiz!

Where does guerrilla warfare first originate from?
a. Egypt
b. Mesopotamia
c. warring tribes
d. Kentucky, USA

c. warring tribes

Which of these countries has guerrilla warfare been used?
a. Cuba
b. Vietnam
c. Spain
d. all of the above

d. all of the above

What does "guerrilla" mean in Spanish?
a. little arm
b. little army
c. little leg
d. little cat

b. little army

In what year did guerrilla warfare become more advanced in Egypt & Mesopotamia?
a. 3100 BC
b. 3200 BC
c. 3300 BC
d. 9000 BC

a. 3100 bc

What does "guerrilla" mean in English starting 1809?
a. gorilla
b. fighter
c. dancer
d. only a & c

b. fighter

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