semester-long inquiry project

8/13/2019 Semester-Long Inquiry Project

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Vietnam: Past and Prese

OConnor, Rayner, Tierney


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Vietnam

Eventful history Rich Culture Americans dont think

about the country

Vietnam

Vietnam. Map. operationworld.orgWorld. Web. 21 Nov. 2013.


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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 Figures

United 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 disabled

- 23,214 were 100% disabled

5,283 lost limbs- 1,081 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 Vietnam

Heavy casualties

Psychological attack on RVN and US


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Famous Picture from Tet Offensive

Ad19Vieco

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Psychological Effects of the Vietnam WaAmerican Troops

PTSD (Posttraumatic Stress Disorder) 30.9% of male American Vietnam Veterans suffer from lifetime

A 2003 study found 4/5 veterans suffer from PTSD twenty five y

war.


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Depression, anxiety and alcohol issues Men

Alcohol dependence and abuse, Antisocial Personality Disorder a

Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Women Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Depression

Higher wartime exposure = more psychological diso


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Some disorders developed when soldiers returned the United States after the war. American veterans returned to a political hostile Am

Thus resulting in the acute anxiety and self-estrangement


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Psychological Effects of the Vietnam WaVietnamese

Contributing factors to psychological disorders amongst Vi Chemical/Herbicide Spraying Exposure Family Breaks Up War Environment


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Psychological Effects of the Vietnam WaVietnamese

Particular Groups Psychologically impacted Soldiers

Prisoners of War

Families Single Mothers

Evacuees


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Agent Orange

19,000,000 gallons used in Vietnam War

- Most common herbicide used.


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Agent Orange

Spraying Agent Orange. N.d. Photograph. Veterans Today.

Veterans Today, 13 June 2010. Web. 19 Mar. 2013.


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Effects from the usage of Chemicals/herbi

American Troops Cancer Leukemia Hodgkin's lymphoma

Children of American Troops Spina Bifida

Birth Defects


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Effects from the usage of Chemicals/her

Vietnamese Children Still Borns Diabetes Type Two Various Birth Defects


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Effects from the usage of Chemicals/her

KC Ortiz. The Effects of Vietnam. Online Image. Known Gallery. Web. 16


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Environmental Impact

25 million acres of fo 20% destroyed American Grass

Map of Spray Missions in South Vietnam, 1965-7gatech.edu. Operation Ranch Hand. Web. 19 Nov


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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

Human rights violation labor rehabilitation


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Vietnam as a Whole

Warmth Culture History

Travel Tours Company Brochure Design

biz Web. 21 Nov. 2013.

Travel Brochure Example


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Works Cited

Adams, Eddie. 1 Feb. 1968. Saigon, Vietnam. Wnpr.com. Web. 20 Nov. 2013

Agent Orange. History.com. Web. 21 Nov. 2013.

Ashwill, Mark A; Ngoc Diep Thai. Vietnam Today: a guide to a nation at a crossroads. Yarmouth: Intercultura

Bennett, Curt. Vietnamese Morning. Warpoetry.co.uk.Web. 20 Nov. 2013.

"Birth Defects in Children of Vietnam and Korea Veterans - Public Health."Birth Defects in Children of Vietna

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.

Hickman, Kennedy. Vietnam 101: A Short Introduction.About.com.Web. 20 Nov. 2013.

Hitchens, Christopher. "The Vietnam Syndrome." Vanity Fair. N.p., Aug. 2006. Web. 04 Nov. 2013.


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Works Cited (Cont.)

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Travelocity.com. Web. 20 Nov. 2013.

KC Ortiz. The Effects of Agent Orange in Vietnam. Online Image. 21 July 2009. Known Gallery. Web. 16 N

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.

Simon, Julian L . Population Matters: People, Resources, Environment, and Immigration . New Brunswick: Tra

1990. Print.

Spraying Agent Orange. N.d. Photograph. Veterans Today. Veterans Today, 13 June 2010. Web. 19 Mar. 2013

Summers, Harry G. On Strategy: A Critical Anaylsis of the Vietnam War. London. Random House LLC, 1995.


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Works Cited (Cont.)

Travel Tours Company Brochure Design Bluedesign.biz Web. 21 Nov. 2013.

Tucker, Spencer. Vietnam. U P of Kentucky, 1999. Print.

Vietnam. Map. operationworld.org. Operation World. Web. 21 Nov. 2013.

Vietnam War: Facts, Stats & Myths. U.S. Wings.Web. 20 Nov. 2013.

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