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The war that stopped the World
The War that Changed the way we see the World Forever.
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•Vietnamese tactics •North and south Vietnam •The toll of the War
By: Reilly Tucker Issue #1
The War that Changed the way we see the World Forever.
tactics “ They actually tied together treetops over their routes.” This strategy helped them transport
VIETNAM MEMORIAL
supplies without being seen by U.S. and French Air Force thus
allowing them to get anywhere What role did the untied states play in the Vietnam war? You are about to undetected. They also used find out. guerrilla warfare (fighting in the Most of you reading this article probably know a little about the Vietnam War but how many of you know the actual story? It all started back in December 1956 in Dien Bien Phu, in the northern part of Vietnam the war was originally between the French and North Vietnamese but shortly after the U.S. joined in. Thus began the longest war in American history that lasted for 18 years straight ending on the 30th of April 1975. The war was the bloodiest wars in american history with over 58,000 american soldier deaths, but they weren’t the only deaths as you will find out.
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jungle) which we had not used yet surprised us.
The Fate of the Soldiers
The war took it’s toll on everyone in the world all the deaths sent many people into depression. The war was considered to be the bloodiest war of all time with over 58,000 american soldiers killed. But they weren’t the only deaths (only a tiny part of the total deaths were americans). With over 2 million Vietnamese deaths both soldiers and civilians. Many were very angry that the government sent so many to fight and lost so many of our soldiers.
The split country
The Vietnamese soldiers had bold
The soldiers of northern tactics that shocked the French and Vietnam created the Viet Chong a group of fighters that sent 20,000 U.S. soldiers. One of their first men to attack the South. The Viet major attacks happened at night, Chong were North communist the soldiers surrounded the French Vietnamese supporters of the communist Front in South Vietnam Garrison. The attack was fatal and during the Vietnam War (known in Vietnam as the American War). The wounded many French soldiers, southern part of Vietnam suffered but attacking wasn’t their only more than 150,000 military losses
Above are pictures of the Vietnam memorial.In honor of those who gave their lives to save ours.
To the right an American soldier burns down Vietnam wildlife.
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The tools of the war
AMMUNITION
The soldiers in the Vietnam war used many types of weapons guns, grenades you name it. But there
Vietnam Fun Fact Box
were other weapons including airplanes, battleships and many
The current population of Vietnam 88.78 million people. Vietnam is the largest leading exporter in other vehicles. The soldiers used a the world of cashews and the second lot of ammunition during the war, in largest in rice. The Vietnamese keep potbelly pigs as fact during the war between 1966 pets. and 1970 we used 10 billion dollars “You can find a B52 American Bomber to buy ammo that’s right 10 BILLION. Wreck in Vietnam’s West Lake”. So in conclusion you could say too The Vietnamese have six different tones, the change of the tone in their voice much money was spent on the war changes the meaning of the word. and many agree with that statement.
Above: A photo of cashews. Top right: A photo of a bowl of rice.
Top and Bottom: photos of modern ammunition. Middle: A diagram of a modern day bullet.
To the right guns used in Vietnam and to the left a modern day gun
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Lexicon Organizer Word Page #
Part of speech (n,v,a)
Definition
Sentence Relevance or from book importance to topic.
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Use the word in a new sentence. (your own!)
Air force
Noun
The branch of a nation's armed services that conducts military operations in the air.
“In more detail, Air force captain, Brian Wilson, who carried out bomb-dama ge assessment s in free-fire zones throughout the delta, saw the results firsthand.”
The air force helped in the war with aerial support and dropping bombs.
To be in the air force you have to be very good with planes.
Airplanes, #5
Noun
A powered flying vehicle with fixed wings and a weight greater than that of the air it displaces.
“The French sent airplanes and battleships to bomb the port of Haiphong...”
They used The air force uses airplanes to high tech airplanes survey the area for special jobs. and attack from above.
Ammunition, #10
Noun
A supply or quantity of bullets and shells.
“The porters carried thousands of rounds of ammunition.. .”
The soldiers used ammunition in their guns to fight with.
A gun clip can only hold so much ammunition.
Army, #1
Noun
An organized “General military force equipped for Paul Ely, [4] fighting on chief of staff land.
The army is the main military force in the Vietnam war.
The army is one of the five branches of the military.
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of the french army ....”
Arsenal, #11
Noun
A collection of weapons and military equipment stored by a country, person, or group.
“Vietnaminh arsenal
The countries in the war had lots of arsenal.
There is a soccer team from the country Arsenal.
The Vietnamese used barbed wire around their bases to keep the French out and hurt them if they tried to get in.
Some soldiers would lie down on barbed wire and let other soldiers walk over them.
Battleships are important because as well as attacking from the ground and air the French.
There is a fun board game called battleship.
opened fire on the Dien Bien Phu The garrison.”
Barbed wire, #12
Noun
wire with clusters of short, sharp spikes set at intervals along it, used to make fences or in warfare as an obstruction.
“In front of them barbed wire had been strung to delay further a concentrated infantry attack.”
Battleship, #5
Bomb
Noun
Noun
A heavy warship of a type built chiefly in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with extensive armor and large-caliber guns.
“The French
A container filled with explosive,
It was
sent airplanes and battleships to bomb the port of Haiphong...”
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impossible to
Both countries A nuke is a very dropped bombs powerful bomb on each other that can destroy
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Bravery, #11
Noun
incendiary material, smoke, gas, or other destructive substance, designed to explode on impact or when detonated by a time mechanism, remote-contr ol device, or lit fuse.
block the
courageous behavior or character.
“The French
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in the war.
towns.
The soldiers in the war were very brave.
The navy S.E.A.L.s’ are some of the bravest soldiers in the U.S. military.
infiltration of men and supplies from the north without bombing or invading those countries.
Foreign Legion, famed for their bravery.”
Bunkers, #12
Noun
A large container or compartmen t for storing fuel.
“These barricades were underground
The soldiers hid There are some from gunfire people who have behind bunkers. bought survival bunkers for future apocalypses.
bunkers that had been reinforced with a limited supply of timber...”
Cambodia
Noun
A country in
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Due to
The war takes
Cambodia is a
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place near and partially in Cambodia.
country located next to Vietnam.
The soldiers camouflaged themselves to hide.
Hunters use camouflage so animals won’t see them.
The war first starts in the village of Dien Bien Phu.
The village of Dien Bien Phu has a population of about 90,000
in Cambodia, he began a shift from the pro-left position he had assumed in 1965-1966.
Camouflaged, #10
Dien Bien Phu
Noun
Noun
the disguising of military personnel, equipment, and installations by painting or covering them to make them blend in with their surroundings .
“And by year’s end these guns were in place and carefully camouflaged in the hills...”
A village in Viet Minh northwestern wave their Vietnam. flag over a captured French bunker at Dien Bien [7]
Phu in 1954
Lexicon Organizer French, #4
Adjective
Of or relating “Before the to France or its people or French could language. return to Indochina
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The French and French people are Vietnamese from the heritage were the first of france. countries in the war.
after WWii ...”
Garrison, #11
Noun
The troops stationed in a fortress or town to defend it.
“Many members of the garrison
The French setup garrisons around Vietnam.
The U.S. had garrisons setup in Afghanistan.
where members of the French Foreign Legion ...”
General, #3
Noun
A commander of an army, or an officer of very high rank.
“General Ely was then faced with the sad duty of sending a telegram to General Henri Navarre...”
There are many Generals that served in the VIetnam war.
The General was ordered his officers to infiltrate the enemy base.
Guerrillas, #5
Noun
A member of a small independent group taking part in irregular fighting.
“And even so it is by no means sure that the Vietminh guerrillas could have been conquered.”
Some of the Vietnamese soldiers were guerrillas.
The U.S. guerrillas where very good in hand to hand combat.
Guns, #10
Noun
a weapon incorporating a metal tube from which
“And by year’s end [8] these guns were in place
The soldiers on the ground used guns to fight in the war.
Police often carry guns around on their belts.
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bullets, and carefully shells, or camouflaged other in the hills...” missiles are propelled by explosive force, typically making a characteristi c loud, sharp noise. Jungle, #6
Noun
An area of land overgrown with dense forest and tangled vegetation, typically in the tropics
“Then disappeared back into the jungle brush.”
The war mainly The U.S does not takes place in a have lots of jungle. jungles.
Military, #6
Noun
The armed forces of s country.
“One of Mao’s guerrillas warfare maxims was that no military unit should confront the enemy...”
The U.S. and French military fought against the Vietnamese military.
A cloth canopy that fills with air and allows a person or heavy object attached to it to descend slowly when dropped from an
“The only way these reinforcemen ts could reach Dien Bien Phu was by parachute.”
Some of the Some people like French soldiers to go parachuting parachuted into for fun. the war and attacked from above.
Parachute, #12 Noun
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The military protected their country with their lives.
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aircraft, or that is released from the rear of an aircraft on landing to act as a brake. Siege, #13
Noun
A military operation in which enemy forces surround a town or building, cutting off essential supplies, with the aim of compelling the surrender of those inside
“The bloody siege went on through March into April.”
The French sent their soldiers on a siege in the Vietnam war.
The americans were in a siege in world war 1 & 2.
Soldiers, #3
Noun
A person who serves in an army.
“And from a professional soldiers viewpoint he shied away from getting bogged down...”
The U.S. and French soldiers fought in the Vietnam war.
The soldiers pledged their lives to the military.
Vietnam, #5
Noun
A country in Southeast Asia, on the South China Sea.
“This strike was to launched from aircraft carriers in the South China [10] Sea near the Vietnam
The war takes place in Vietnam.
Vietnam is a country bordered by Laos.
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coast.” Warfare, #11
Noun
Engagement in or the activities involved in war or conflict.
“De Castries had had no experience in siege warfare...”
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The French and U.S. were in serious warfare with the Vietnamese.
Two countries often get into serious warfare over land.
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