Abbie R B Block

VIETNAM WAR

2015

The Vietnam war was from 1955 through 1975. This was a short but horrible war.

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APRIL 2015

VIETNAM WAR

The who,what where when and whys of the Vietnam war.

Here is a picture of american soldiers in the Vietnam war hiding in a trench.

WHO,WHAT,WHERE, WHEN, WHY? During this war nothing was easy for anybody, the soldiers, the common people the leaders etc. However it is a great event in our world history.

What was it like to be soldier this war? Bombs, blood, screaming,

war. All of the soldiers from different

guns. The Vietnam war was awful for the

they train physically but also mentally,

soldiers. Any second you could be shot

learning how to track, how to hide, where

and never take another breathe. At one

to run to in emergency and so so so much

moment all is at peace and quite then only

more. It is truly incredible how many

seconds later you could be running and

people were willing to risk their life's for

hiding for your life. Every little decision

our people and way of life. The life of a

made a difference. Speaking of decision

soldier during this 20 year time span was

the soldiers didn’t have many. Almost all of

also very stressful always worrying about

their decisions were made for them like

where the opposing country was, who was

how many hours they spend doing bomb

dying etc. It is unimaginable what these

drills, were they travel to, when they make

people went through participating in the

their next move etc. In this cold and dark

fighting.

countries were trained hard. Not only did

Here is a picture of soldiers learning how this particular gun works and how to use it.This is an example of their mental training.

war 58,286 soldiers were killed in the war however 9,087,000 soldiers went into this

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WEAPONS

Here is a picture of a commonly used grande in the time

What were some weapons In the war?

Thousands of weapons

weapons were designed to suit this type of movement.

These mobile weapons were were constantly being used called infantry weapons. The used in the Vietnam war, from top weapon of this war was guns to bombs they had it all. considered the M16 Assault However some are better rie. This was such a reliable known than others. Some of gun that it is still used in the the better known ones fourses today. Overall there included rocket launchers, were hundreds of intricate Grande launchers, and even and powerful weapons used the dangerous anti-tank in the Vietnam War,some so weapons . As for guns, great they are still being used machine guns, pistols and today. ripples were commonly used.

Soldiers in the Vietnam war were generally walking/

Here is a picture of a anti tank being used.

Here is a picture of a M16 Assault rifle

traveling by foot so their

Vietnam war soldiers traveling.

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Vietnam Veterans Memorial In Washington D.C there is a memorial called the The Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

This is especially busy on

all over the world. It is so commonly visited by incredible amounts of people.

This memorial is very special because it honors such brave

PICTURES

and important people.

Letter: memorial day when people all Dear Dad, over the world honor their I am in need of advise. I veterans. The Memorial is a 6 foot tall wall that is 300ft. long am here in the woods with and is filled with names of all two of my friends with bombs 58,286 dead veterans.

Thousands of people come here throughout out the year, some people up to as often as daily. People often touch the name of their loved one and leave flowers or a small gift of some sort. This memorial is a symbol of D.C

and soldiers going right and left. I need to know weather

As you can see here are some mementos somebody left for their loved one at the memorial.

to come back to the village of stay where I am.

Dear Y’tin if I was you I would come back to the village but use the tracking skills I thought you so you don't run into any trouble.

-Dad

This is a very famous image of what symbolizes the veterans

Here it is showing people on memorial day last year as you can see it is very busy.

Here is a photograph of the memorial at night.

It is lit beautifully.

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PICTURES

What Was Hot in the 1960s What was Hot • Afros Afros began being extremely popular during the year 1960 and into the later years. Everybody had afros

pant that is fitted through the thigh and very wide from the knee down.

• Lava lamps Thousands of people were entranced as the lava moved around the glowing lamp in the mid 1960s. they

• Barbie Dolls By 1965 one hundred million dollars

Mood Rings

had already been made in barbie

• MoodRings

merchandise. These were extremely

The famous mood ring was

trendy and popular

invented in this time period and was to tell your mood by changing colors

• Bellbottoms Bellbottoms started to become extremely popular. They are a type of

Afro

Lava Lamps

were invented by Craven Walker.

For the people not in the war this was a hippy like time period.

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according to the temperature of your hand.

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"The Mood Ring Shop." The Mood Ring Shop. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Apr. 2015.

"Obama's Memorial Day Photo-Op Blocks Families, Vets From D.C. Vietnam Memorial Wall For 7 Hours." Thoughts From A Conservative Mom RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Apr. 2015.

"A Photo History Of The Vietnam War." All That Is Interesting. N.p., 21 Dec. 2012. Web. 27 Apr. 2015.

"Vietnam War." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 27 Apr. 2015.

"Vietnam War Memorial Night." Outside the Beltway. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Apr. 2015.

"Weapons of the Vietnam War." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 27 Apr. 2015.

"Www.VietnamVeterans131.com." Berks County Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 131. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Apr. 2015.

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1. noun Americans

people of america

“Y’tin didn’t recognize the make of the helicopter that flew overhead,but it might have been one of the americans had left behind. pg.42

I chose this word because the americans were apart of the war and were kind of on the vietnamese side.

2.

Captives

Noun

A person who has been held as prisoner

“For the next few hours the soldiers paid no attention to the captives pg. 99

I chose this word because I felt it was very powerful because of it’s definition and gives the reader a sense of what people suffered though.

3.Dark

Adject ive

A type of lighting of “It was too dark to see.” a type of feeling/vibe

I chose this word for two reasons because of it’s two meanings. The first being the lighting, people in the war would fight for their lives no matter the weather, time lighting. The other reason is because it was an incredibly dark time for all people living during this war.

4.Guard

Noun

A person who is to be on “look out” for anything coming

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5.Guns

Noun

still gone.” pg.104

people were fighting from all different sides so people must make sure there things/people were safe.

A device that “Two guns fired almost shoots metal simultaneously and Y’uom fell bullets at a fast rate to the ground.” pg. 102 to kill/injure somebody/somethi ng

I chose this word because it so commonly used both in the book and in the war. It gives a sense of how scary it must have been always hearing those

6. Hunting verb

to look for and “”should we go hunting?”” kill/take something. pg.118

I chose this word because at the time hunting was how people got most of their food especially in war.

7.Ho chi minh

Noun

He was the ruler of vietnam during the war.

Hồ Chí Minh, born Nguyễn Sinh Côn, or Nguyễn Sinh Cung, also known as Nguyễn Tất Thành and Nguyễn Ái Quốc, was a Vietnamese Communist revolutionary leader who was prime minister and president of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam

I chose this person because he was very important to the wars history.

8.. Live

Verb

To be alive

“He hoped he would live through the night.” pg. 131

I chose this word because I feel that in the sentence it’s in it shows how awful the time was worrying about whether you would still be alive when morning came.

9.Longhou se

Noun

A traditional home from that time period in vietnam

“Unfortunately the men were being held in a longhouse far from the gate.” pg.104

I chose this word because I feel it is helpful to show the time period because that was traditional/ common back then.

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10.. Luck

noun

To be successful by chance

“We beg for luck hunting for the I chose this word because spirits are so powerful and we are so meek.” pg.138

for people trying to survive the war it truly was a matter of luck not how you were protected or where you've ran it was based off of luck.

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Malaria

Noun

“an intermittent and remittent fever caused by a protozoan parasite that invades the red blood cells.

The parasite is transmitted by mosquitoes in many tropical and subtropical regions.”

“Most of them probably had malaria pg. 181

12.. North vietnames e

noun

people of north vietnam

“He was bitter towards the I chose this word because it north vietnamese, the south shows who was involved in vietnamese the french and the the battle americans.” pg.161

13.

Problem

noun

It means a “there was a problem of the flaw/something that commander wanting to eat the is not right elephants, the problem of his father thinking he could go find Y’Juen, and the problem of them losing the war. pg.

178

I chose this word because during this war everything was a problem, even just the war in general was a huge one.

14. Safty

noun

“​the condition of being protected from or unlikely to cause danger, risk, or injury.”

I chose this word because I felt it was very powerful to the story and it helped show something that was very special to them and not taken for granted during that scary time.

“He wondered if he would ever feel safe again or if safety had left his life forever.” pg. 131

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I chose this word because during this time malaria was so common and so unfortunate because there was no medication to relieve it.

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15.shame n

noun

“​a person regarded as having access to, and influence in, the world of good and evil spirits, especially among some peoples of northern Asia and North America.

Typically such people enter a trance state during a ritual, and practice divination and healing.”

“Y Tin had wondered how the shamen knew he was still awake.” pg. 94

I chose this word because I think it was I think it was an important person back then and repeated it several times throughout the chapter.

16.

Soldiers

Noun

A person who is in the army

“An older man joined the boy soldier.” pg. 103

I chose this word because during the vietnam war soldiers were everywhere taking control over all of the people being invaded. The soldiers at times were awful to the people they were attacking just shooting them for fun.

17.Vetera ns

Noun

A person who was a former soldier or fought for the army

“Thousands of people visit the vietnam veterans memorial throughout the year.” page 15 In the always to remember book

I chose this word because after the war this was a very important to honor the people how have fought in the army for our countries.

18.Village

Noun

A small society filled with buildings and or homes

“That that day the boys started a systematic search for the rest of their village folk.” pg. 148

I chose this word because I felt that it helped to show the time period because communities were more often called villages back then rather than now.

19. War

noun

“​a state of armed conflict between different nations or states or different groups within a nation or state.”

“He had hoped his father was already fighting a guerrilla war from the jungle.” pg. 145

I chose this word because it is very relevant to the time because the vietnam war was all around them.

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Worried/w orry

verb

Means to be concerned

“everyone is constantly worried now.”pg.177

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I chose this word because I felt it was important to the time period because during war everybody was worried about so many different things/people at once.