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Climate and Geographic Factors - Winter season in northern Vietnam lasts from November to April; from early February to the end of March - There is a persistent drizzling rain, and March and April sometimes are considered to be a transitional period. - The summer in northern Vietnam lasts from April or May to October and is characterized by heat, heavy rain, and occasional typhoons. In central - Southern Vietnam the southwest monsoon winds between June and November bring rains and occasional typhoons to the eastern slopes of the mountains and the lowland plains. - Vietnam is a mere 8 degrees north of the Equator, whereas the most northern point is almost on the tropic of Cancer. - It has a tropical, hot and humid, climate, and has only two real seasons - the monsoon season and the dry season. - The average yearly temperature for this southern region is around 80 or 90 degrees F (27-32 degrees C). Northern Vietnam, along the Red River, has hot, wet summers (80-90 F, 27-32 C) - The climate in Southern Vietnam is excellent for growing rice - The mountainous regions of Vietnam, between the two lowland deltas, and forming a northern border between Vietnam and China are generally cooler,, http://library.thinkquest.org/25734/data/climate/climate.html

Agriculture and Economy

- The Vietnamese government is making out a major program to increase food production. - Mostly for exports and to the meet to growing needs of humans population and industry livestock. - Rice is the most important food crop including corn, cassava and sweet potato It was estimated that Vietnam will be about 80 million by the year 2000. - Juts to feed this population they will need 5 - 26 million mt of rice, 3 million mt of maize, and 1 - 2 million mt of other food crops. - Technical improvements have already increased yields to the level where Vietnam has become one of the world's largest rice exporters.


 * High-yielding pilot plots have been established with the help of skilled farmers and experienced cooperatives, and field tours and field days have been organized.
 * Training courses for farmers have been held.
 * Leaflets about new technology have been printed for distribution to farmers.
 * Mass media

- The most common domesticated animals in Vietnam are water buffalo, cattle, dogs, cats, pigs, goats, ducks, and chickens. - Wild game in the central highlands includes elephants and tapirs; rhinoceroses once roamed there, but none have been seen since the early 1940s. -Also found in the forests are large cats, including tigers, leopards - Other common wild animals are wild boars, porcupines, jackals, otters, mongooses, hares, skunks, and squirrels, including flying squirrels. - Vietnam domesticated animals.

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Events and leaders

- The three major events in the Vietnam War are probably the forming and actions of the Rebel Group, the “Vietcong”, - The retreat of the Americans from the war in 1965 and the probably the introducing of compulsory conscription for 20 year old Australian Men. - As Vietnam was 80% covered in jungle, they had a lot of cover to hide in. - They built underground tunnels and bases in the Jungle to be unseen or heard by the enemy. They were completely unseen and hard to find. - As the Vietcong grew bigger, they had to build more and more bases. - South Vietnam had a hard time trying to find and kill the enemy so they had to resort to chemicals, thus making the first ever “Chemical War”. - The retreat of the Americans in the Vietnam War was surprising but with over 67,000 American Deaths; it was understandable. - This is what President Nixon had to say about the war 20 years after the retreat.
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North Vietnam

 * Ho Chi Minh
 * Le Duan
 * Tran Van Tra
 * Le Duc Tho
 * Pham Van Dong
 * General Giap

South Vietnam
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 * B__ao Dai__
 *  Duong Van Minh
 *  Ngo Dinh Diem
 * <span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);"> <span class="wiki_link_ext">Ngo Dinh Nhu
 * <span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);"> <span class="wiki_link_ext">Nguyen Cao Ky
 * <span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);"> <span class="wiki_link_ext">Nguyen Khanh
 * <span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);"><span class="wiki_link_ext">Nguyen Van Thieu

<span style="font-size: 120%; color: rgb(255,114,0);">Culture, Art and Music - Vietnam has a strong similarity to the Chinese culture. - Ceramics are known in Vietnam as is silk weaving, and engraved furniture - A Known art form is wood block printing where a design or picture is carved into a block of wood, then painted. - Chinese is seen all over Vietnam. Wooden objects are painted with black and a design, and coated over and over with a clear, glassy liquid - Dragons and turtles are two very important animals in the Vietnamese culture. - There are crafted sculptures of those and other important animals, people, and things all over the country. - There are three main types of Vietnamese music: folk, classical, and choral. Folk music includes children's, work, festival, and funeral songs. - Know Vietnamese instruments would be bamboo flutes, xylophones, the 16 string zither, double trumpets, consisting of two attached bamboo tubes, skin drums and gongs. - Poetry is still is extremely common and known in Vietnam. - The most famous Vietnamese poem is Kim Van Kiew. Even some people who can't read, can recite that poem by heart. - Folk tales, orally told often involve sacred and mythological animals, and teach a lesson. - Architecture today in Vietnam is the mixture of Chinese and French colonial manors. - Some buildings have pointed roofs and curving eaves, like Chinese buildings - People dress in loose pants or skirts with long sleeve shirts that can easily be rolled up. - Most people wear sandals or go barefoot. - Some People wear traditional dress made on looms. - material has been a repeated pattern and is decorated with beads []<span style="font-size: 120%; color: rgb(8,146,247);">

Social-Political - Every year on March 8 International Women's Day, the Vietnam Communist Party's government organizes nationwide ceremony honoring the female citizens for their role in the society - <span style="font-size: 120%; color: rgb(210,25,100);"> Women in civil labor groups directly supported NVA army combat engineer units - or Chinese Communist engineer units - After the war, woman's status has not been better. In the countryside, the war swallowed a great number of young men, leaving hundred thousands of young widows. - 1950s after the Communist government took over Hanoi, it introduced what was called "Doi Song Moi" or "New Way of Life." Under this new way, if a man offered his seat on a bus a woman - After the Communists took. control of territory north of the 17th Parallel in 1954, women in the North began their new life. - Communists are fighting but woman nationalists did involve actively in the sacred fight for national independence. - 20th Century when patriotism came to a high point with uprisings and subversive attempts against the French, more women were sent to school. - women in civil labor groups directly supported NVA army combat engineer units - or Chinese Communist engineer units. - The Socialist Republic of Vietnam is run by the Communist party. - The national assembly is a group of 395 people elected every 5 years. - Politburo is a group of 15 people that heads the communist party. - The communist party is the only party and makes all of the decisions. - members of the national assembly, serves a five year term. - The prime minister runs the government with the approval of 15 other people. http://library.thinkquest.org/25734/data/government/gov.html

<span style="font-size: 120%; color: rgb(234,31,136);"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="display: block; font-size: 120%; color: rgb(0,0,0); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">   Weapons and Transportation Weapons -Weapons consisted of: F-100 Supersabre jet aircraft, F-101 Voodoo jets, F-102 Delta Dagger jets, F-104 Starfighter jets, -F-105 Thunderchiefs, -F-4 Phantoms, F-8 Crusaders, -A-1 Skyraiders (propeller driven), A-4 Skyhawks, A-6 Intruders (medium bombers), A-7 Corsair II's, -B-57 Canberra bombers, B-52 Stratofortress bombers, -C-130 Spectre Gunships. -M-48 Patton tanks, -M-551 Sheridan tanks, M-41 Walker Bulldog tanks (used only the the South Viet Army), 155mm, 175mm, 8", -Self Propelled guns; -105mm, 155mm towed guns (field guns). -M-42 Dusters (twin barreled 40mm guns), -106mm and 90mm recoilless rifles, 60mm, 81mm, and -4.2" mortars - Small Arms, Infantry: M-14 rifle, later the M-16 rifle; M-3 submachingun (grease gun), M-60 machingun,. 50 caliber machingun, .45 pistol. South Vietnamese Army and marines for usually armed with the US WWII M-1 carbines. Until later in the war when they recieved M-16 rifles. Transportation - Brown Water Navy (Riverine Forces): -Swift Boats (Patrol Craft Fast), PBR's (Patrol Boat River), -Alpha Boats (ASPB-Assault Support Patrol Boats), -and Monitors (River Battleships). The Military Sea Transportation Service had the job of bringing war supplies to Vietnam -- 10,000 miles from the Pacific coast [] []

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