Difference between revisions of "Vietnam"
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| − | Vietnam is a [[Communist]] nation in Southeast Asia bordering [[China]], [[Cambodia]], [[Laos]], and the [[Pacific Ocean]]. Much of Vietnam is mountaineous or covered in jungle. In the 20th century Vietnam was the site of guerilla fighting during World War Two in the 1940s, a war against the French for independance in the 1950s, and a civil war between the US backed South Vietnam and the Red China/USSR backed North Vietnam in the 1960s and 1970s. After American forces withdrew in 1975 the entire country fell to communism and the '''butcherous''' [[Khmer Rouge]] in nearby Cambodia was emboldened. The wide-spread use by the US Air Force of concentrated herbicides, especially the dioxin-contaminated Agent Orange, has been criticized for its long-lasting consequences on the environment. According to the Vietnamese government, it led to an important increase in birth defects. | + | Vietnam is a [[Communist]] nation in Southeast Asia bordering [[China]], [[Cambodia]], [[Laos]], and the [[Pacific Ocean]]. Much of Vietnam is mountaineous or covered in jungle. In the 20th century Vietnam was the site of guerilla fighting during World War Two in the 1940s, a war against the French for independance in the 1950s, and a civil war between the US backed South Vietnam and the Red China/USSR backed North Vietnam in the 1960s and 1970s. After American forces withdrew in 1975 the entire country fell to communism and the '''butcherous''' [[Khmer Rouge]] in nearby Cambodia was emboldened. The wide-spread use by the US Air Force of concentrated herbicides, especially the dioxin-contaminated Agent Orange, has been criticized for its long-lasting consequences on the environment. According to the Vietnamese government, it led to an important increase in birth defects. Oh, i forgot, the use of Agent Orange was not as critiscized as '''napalm''', '''carpet bombing''', '''arch fires''' (if you know what is that), '''war crimes''', '''civillian killing''' and heavy losses from both sides |
Revision as of 02:12, April 3, 2007
Vietnam is a Communist nation in Southeast Asia bordering China, Cambodia, Laos, and the Pacific Ocean. Much of Vietnam is mountaineous or covered in jungle. In the 20th century Vietnam was the site of guerilla fighting during World War Two in the 1940s, a war against the French for independance in the 1950s, and a civil war between the US backed South Vietnam and the Red China/USSR backed North Vietnam in the 1960s and 1970s. After American forces withdrew in 1975 the entire country fell to communism and the butcherous Khmer Rouge in nearby Cambodia was emboldened. The wide-spread use by the US Air Force of concentrated herbicides, especially the dioxin-contaminated Agent Orange, has been criticized for its long-lasting consequences on the environment. According to the Vietnamese government, it led to an important increase in birth defects. Oh, i forgot, the use of Agent Orange was not as critiscized as napalm, carpet bombing, arch fires (if you know what is that), war crimes, civillian killing and heavy losses from both sides
