Operation Rolling Thunder was
A) A set of sabotage missions against North Vietnam
B) A policy of massive bombing of North Vietnam
C) A full-scale American invasion of North Vietnam
D) An American invasion of Laos and Cambodia

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Operation Rolling Thunder was a policy of massive bombing of North Vietnam that lasted from 1965 to 1968, in an effort to weaken the North Vietnamese leadership and force them to negotiate a peace settlement. It was the longest sustained bombing campaign in history until that time, with thousands of sorties flown by American aircraft.

Operation Rolling Thunder Was