THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE VIETNAM WAR
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It was difficult to control and often impacted American soldiers
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It destroyed farms, land, and crops of innocent Vietnamese citizens
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It caused lasting birth defects in Vietnam for decades following the war
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All of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The tactical herbicides used in Vietnam were intended to kill a broad spectrum of plants. Agent Orange and Agent White were used against broadleaf plants and woody shrubs and trees, including mangroves. Agent Blue was effective against grasses and grains, such as rice (Young, 2009).
Detailed explanation-2: -Agent Orange was sprayed at up to 20 times the concentration the manufacturers recommended for killing plants. It defoliated millions of acres of forests and farmland. Large tracts of that land remain degraded and unproductive to this day. The chemical dioxin in Agent Orange can remain toxic in the soil for decades.
Detailed explanation-3: -Agent Orange was a tactical herbicide the U.S. military used to clear leaves and vegetation for military operations mainly during the Vietnam War. Veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange may have certain related cancers or other illnesses.
Detailed explanation-4: -The most infamous of these herbicides, Agent Orange, was used to deprive Vietnamese forces of crops to eat and forest canopy in which to hide. An estimated 49.3 million liters were sprayed over 2.6 million acres during the war. Within days of application, plant and animal life for kilometers were completely devastated.
Detailed explanation-5: -According to military estimates of herbicide use, 90 percent of Agent Orange was used in Ranch Hand forest defoliation missions; 8 percent was used in Ranch Hand crop destruction missions; and 2 percent was sprayed from the ground around base perimeters and cache sites, waterways, and communication lines (NAS, 1974).