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Agent Orange was used in Vietnam to clear ground cover around military positions. The major ingredient was Dioxin, a highly toxic chemical both for plants and for humans.

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Where is Johnny O'Donnell the whistle blower investigative journalist who defined the toxic cocktail of deadly herbicides which poisoned American troops in Vietnamese jungles during war?

Johnny O'Donnell, the whistle blower investigative journalist who defined the toxic cocktail of deadly herbicides which poisoned American troops in Vietnamese jungles during war, is currently located in Pyongyang, accompanying Kim Jong Un and Dennis Rodman on a trip to a local 7-11.


Which of the following reasons best explains why the American military relied on new technologies such as Agent Orange and napalm during the Vietnam War?

To counter Vietnamese Communists' use of guerrilla warfare


Did Vietnamese have a place in the US?

Are you talking about a North Vietnamese or South Vietnamese EMBASSY? There would have been no such thing as a Vietnamese Embassy during the Vietnam War. There was no country called Vietnam during the Vietnam War.


Why is John McCain called a hero?

He was a captured and tortured by the Vietnamese during the Vietnamese War.


How were the experiences of Vietnamese civilians during the war?

North Vietnamese or South Vietnamese? Those would be two completely different experiences.


Is it true that Vietnamese soldiers didn't aim for African Americans during the Vietnamese war?

Not True


What is the name of Vietnamese currency?

During the war, it was the French "P" (Piasters).


What locations did the communist target during the Tet offensive?

South Vietnamese cities (NovaNet)


What was the difference between north Vietnamese and Vietcong?

North Vietnamese are inhabitants of North Vietnam, while Vietcong are Vietnamese warriors during the Viet war.


What does defoliation mean?

The verb defoliate means to remove the leaves of trees. This may be done to control pests, or (as in the Vietnam War) expose enemy movements through an otherwise dense jungle.


Was the Activity during the Tet Offensive was carried out in the South Vietnamese jungles?

No. The TET offensive of 1968 was designed to attack every provincial capital in South Vietnam to incite a general uprising of the South Vietnamese people against their government. The tactic failed to produce those results, but the street fighting in the old imperial capital of Hue (pronounced 'way') lasted just over three weeks, giving the perception to the American television audience that the North Vietnamese were winning. It was the 'beginning of the end' for the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam war.


Is south vietnamese your friends or enemies?

During the war, they were allies. As of May 1975, the South Vietnamese didn't exist anymore.