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Vietnam: Past andPresent
OConnor, Rayner, Tierney
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DRV (North Vietnamese) and Viet CongRVN (South Vietnamese)
- Backed by the United States
Part of Cold War- Against Communism
What Was the Vietnam War
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Why Did the US Interfere?
Stop CommunismDomino Theory
Trained ARVN
Military advisors train guerrillas
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Key Statistics and FiguresUnited States
- 58,119 KIA- 153,303 wounded
- 1,948 MIA
South Vietnam- 230,000 KIA
- 1,169,763 wounded
North Vietnam- 1,100,000 KIA
- Unknown wounded
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Other Facts75,000 were severely disabled23,214 were 100% disabled
5,283 lost limbs1,081 lost multiple limbs
61% of KIA were younger than 21
11,465 were younger than 20
17,539 of KIA were married
Average age of KIA: 23.1
Five men KIA were 16 years old
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Tet Offensive
January 1968DRV and VC
Assault on US Marines at Khe Sanh
Attacks on cities throughout South VietnamHeavy casualties
Psychological attack on RVN and US
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Famous Picture from Tet Offens
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Psychological Effects of the Vie
War on American Troops
PTSD Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
30.9% of male American Vietnam Vet
suffer from lifetime effects of PTSD In a 2003 study found four out of five
suffering from PTSD some twenty five
after the war.
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Psychological Effects of the Vie
War on American Troops
Depression, anxiety and alcohol issues Men
Alcohol dependence and abuse, Antisocial
Personality Disorder and Generalized Anxiet
Disorder
Women
Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Depressio
Higher wartime exposure = more psychological
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Psychological Effects of the Vie
War on American Troops
Some disorders developed when soldreturned back to the United States aft
war.
American veterans returned to a politi
hostile America
Thus resulting in the acute anxiety and self-
estrangement
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Psychological Effects of the Vie
War on Vietnamese
Contributing factors to psychologicaldisorders amongst Vietnamese Chemical/Herbicide Spraying Exposure
Family Breaks Up
War Environment
P h l i l Eff t f th Vi
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Psychological Effects of the Vie
War on Vietnamese
Particular Groups Psychologically imp Soldiers Prisoners of War
Families
Single Mothers
Evacuees
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Agent Orange
19,000,000 gallons used in Vietnam Wa
Agent Orange was the most common
herbicide used.
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Effects from the usage of
Chemicals/herbicides
American Troops Cancer
Leukemia
Hodgkin's lymphoma
Children of American Troops Spina Bifida
Birth Defects
Effects from the usage of
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Effects from the usage of
Chemicals/herbicides
Vietnamese Children Still Borns
Diabetes Type Two Various Birth Defects
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Effects from the usage of
Chemicals/herbicides
KC Ortiz. The Effects of Vietnam. Online Image. Known Gallery. Web. 16
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Environmental Impact
25 million acres of f 20% destroyed American Grass
Map of Spray Missions in South Vietnam, 196cc.gatech.edu. Operation Ranch Hand. Web. 1
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Vietnam Today
89 million people 94% Literacy
Communism
Economic Reform
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Exports
Cashews Clothing
Rice
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Cashew Controversy
Forced Labor labor rehabilitation
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Vietnam as a Whole
Warmth Culture
History
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Works Cited
Ashwill, Mark A; Ngoc Diep Thai. Vietnam Today: a guide to a nation at a crossroads. Yarmouth: Intercultur
"Birth Defects in Children of Vietnam and Korea Veterans - Public Health."Birth Defects in Children of Vietn
Veterans - Public Health. Department of Veteran Affairs, 14 Feb. 2012. Web. 17 Nov. 2013.
"Facts about Herbicides - Public Health."Facts about Herbicides - Public Health. Department of Veteran Affa
Web. 18 Nov. 2013.
Hammond, Susan, dir. WarLegacies.org. N.p., N.d. Web. 6 Nov. 2013
Hitchens, Christopher. "The Vietnam Syndrome." Vanity Fair. N.p., Aug. 2006. Web. 04 Nov. 2013.
KC Ortiz. The Effects of Agent Orange in Vietnam. Online Image. 21 July 2009. Known Gallery. Web. 16 N
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Works Cited (Cont.)
Mahato, Ananda, et al. Vietnams Economy: Poverty and Prospects. mrdwab.com.Study Abroad, 1999. Web
Map of Spray Missions in South Vietnam, 1965-71 Map. cc.gatech.edu. Operation Ranch Hand. Web. 19 No
Murphy, J. M. "War Stress and Civilian Vietnamese. A Study of Psychological Effects."NCBI. U.S. National L
n.d. Web. 18 Nov. 2013.
Ra, T Huy. "Sustainable value and significance of the Communist Manifesto". dangcongsan.vn. Central Com
Communist Party of Vietnam, 8 March 2007. Web. 6 Nov. 2013.
Summers, Harry G. On Strategy: A Critical Anaylsis of the Vietnam War. London. Random House LLC, 1995.
Tucker, Spencer. Vietnam. U P of Kentucky, 1999. Print.
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