Defoliant

Agent Orange Having spent 10 weeks in Vietnam, I felt a personal connection to Agent Orange as well as the effects it had on the country. This connection is what motivated my research and my desire to bring attention to the subject. Agent Orange was an herbicide used during the Vietnam War in the 1960s. It was used by the United States military who intended to gain an advantage in the war by spraying the chemical over the dense jungles of Vietnam. The military hoped that this would deprive the…

in the late 1960s and early 1970s. In some surveys, Park`s direct to fight in Vietnam War is considered as one of his great contributions (Baek). On the contrast, by this participation, many people have suffered long-term effects of exposure to defoliants. Also, there are some problems with Lai Daihan, who was born from Korean father and Vietnamese mother during Vietnam War. It is unknown there are how many Lai Daihan in Vietnam, but what is known is that those children did not have father and…

after the greek god of the underworld. The name was thought to bring a bad public opinion and was changed to operation ranch hand. Operation ranch hand was the spraying of these rainbow herbicides onto Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos, to be used as a defoliant that would remove anywhere that could help give the enemies a tactical advantage. Although America was the country that was deploying these herbicides, the president of vietnam during the time, President Ngo Dinh Diem, was highly supportive of…

The history of the United States is one of the most interesting of all time, because it can be seen from the various obstacles, difficulties and setbacks for which its people have had to go through to consolidate what is now the nation 's powerful on the planet. Nevertheless, we must also remember that they have had extremely important victories in most of their deeds, have had great statesmen and pro men who have given their best to their homeland. The United States has been featured in several…

The Vietnam War which lasted from November 1, 1995 until April 30, 1975 was a strung out war on communism. During this time, the United States believed if Vietnam fell to communism, so would the rest of Asia, (known as the domino theory). The United States didn’t know how long the war would last, or how much they would lose. The United States lost unrecoverable amounts of money, as well as American lives. Also, they lost trust from the American people. Then, they lost respect from many…

transport equipment and parts, clothing, food, ammunition and explosives to the United States. Canadian unemployment dropped to 3.9 percent – a record low – and GDP rose by 6% annually during the war (Victor, 2011). Also, the infamous “Agent Orange”, a defoliant whose purpose was to destroy forested land in order to rob the Communists of food sources and cover, was tested at Canadian Bases in New Brunswick (Canadian Press, 2007). American pilots also practiced bombing and spraying runs in…

Communist gained victory as North Vietnamese used effectual strategies and tactics employed by NVA and Vietcong. Also, the use of ineffective tactics and strategies by the South Vietnamese and USA forces impacted negatively on the civilians in Vietnam and the rise and significance of anti-war movements in the USA further contributed to the communist victory in 1975. The key reason for communist victory was their Strategies and tactics being based on the “Golden Rules” . This made them…

Photos are more than just what 's obviously captured but rather a whole new perspective of a certain time in history. We see photographs everywhere whether it’s in museums or on social media networks like instagram and facebook. Photos are the way we communicate messages to the public whether it’s a good one or a bad one. Not only do photographs have meaning to it but they are created to compensate for the memory that had once happened. It can bring smiles or tears, depending on each individual…

How significant was strategy of ‘search and destroy’ as a reason for the USA’s lack of success in the Vietnam War? The United States lost the Vietnam War due to many reasons for example; team-killing. The American hi-tech tactics consistently eliminated the wrong people and weakened their own troops; however the Viet Cong 's guerrilla tactics were relevant to the nature of the combat. The Americans were trying to supply a war 8,000 miles from America but the Viet Cong were equipped with…

The use of napalm Napalm has been one of the most controversial and destructive war weapons that has been used in modern times, with little international political restriction, although the use of napalm is morally wrong in many people 's minds. The use of this weapon dates back to World War ll, with its development in a highly classified lab at Harvard University. Napalm saw its first widespread use in the burning of Japanese cities during the end of the war in the Pacific. This chemical was…