What previous covert bombing campaign targeted Cambodia in 1969–70?

• A. Operation Menu
• B. Operation Linebacker II
• C. Cambodian Campaign
• D. Paris Peace Accords

Answer: (B)

This item is testing your knowledge of covert bombing campaigns in Cambodia during the Vietnam War. The operation that fits that description is Operation Menu, the secret bombing inside Cambodia carried out by the United States from 1969 into 1970. It targeted North Vietnamese bases and supply routes along the Ho Chi Minh Trail and was deliberately kept hidden from the public and Congress at the time. That clandestine nature is what makes it the classic example of a covert campaign in Cambodia during that period.

The other options don’t match as closely. Linebacker II occurred in 1972–73 and focused on North Vietnam, not Cambodia, and was not covert. The Cambodian Campaign in 1970 involved ground incursions into Cambodia and included bombing, but it was publicly acknowledged and relied more on ground operations than on covert aerial strikes. The Paris Peace Accords were peace negotiations in 1973 and did not constitute a bombing campaign.