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Vietnam War Carpet Bombing and Agent Orange - Essays

Vietnam War Carpet Bombing and Agent Orange

McKenna Gagner
Period 6
History
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Vietnam War

The most compelling argument in the readings I was given was the topic of the Carpet Bombing and Agent Orange turning American people against the war because it was not a "clear strategic view." The Vietnam War was a very important war to the United States .There were many Americans who despised the Vietnam War, but the strategic points of Carpet Bombing and Agent Orange were not any of those reasons.

Carpet Bombing is the use of extensive bombing, using B-52 planes, to destroy a large target. An example in the Vietnam War is Rolling Thunder. This operation was to consistently bomb North Korea, which would destroy the will of the ...

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bombers were so damaging that in late 1972 peace talks between the two countries were resurfacing because of the damage in Hanoi and Haiphong that the Carpet Bombing inflicted.

Agent Orange used to be used for farming in the corn and wheat fields, because it would keep weeds from growing. But Agent Orange was dangerous for many reason. In this article it was said that, "High exposure to its dioxins caused cancer and a variety of genetic problems - many of which manifested themselves in children born to mothers who were affected by these dioxins. It is not known whether there has been any research in Vietnam into the long-term effects of low-level exposure to the dioxins of Agent Orange (Agent Orange)".

Agent Orange is a toxic chemical herbicide, which kills all the plants that are in vicinity that it hits, plus poisons all water supplies. Operation Ranch Hand used this method to strip Vietnamese farmers and guerilla fighters of clean food and water in hope they would ...

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Added: 2/24/2014 06:11:11 PM
Submitted By: kenna108
Category: American History
Type: Premium Paper
Words: 529
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