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What is the cutoff age for the draft?

The cutoff age for the draft was 25.

Mackey, Robert R. "Selective Service System (SSS)." World Book Advanced. World Book, 2017. Web. 26 Jan. 2017.

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How did the war affect people in Vietnam?

Many people in Vietnam were forced to be refugees and move to somewhere safer. Vietnam also lost about 224,000 people! The war affected the United States because we lost about 200 billion dollars on the war. We lost a lot of money and about 58,000 people! Many plants and animals died because of Agent Orange, which was hard for people's crops and animals for food.

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How were the soldiers drafted in the Vietnam war?
Governments have often conscripted men when they needed large military forces in war.
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Mackey, Robert R. "Draft, Military." World Book Advanced. World Book, 2017. Web. 26 Jan. 2017.

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Why did the US use Agent Orange
agent orange made leaves fall of trees
Waite, Scott W. "Agent Orange." World Book Advanced. World Book, 2017. Web. 26 Jan. 2017.

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When did the US use Agent Orange.

The US used it from 1957-1975.

Waite, Scott W. "Agent Orange." World Book Advanced. World Book, 2017. Web. 26 Jan. 2017.

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Was the M16 used in the Vietnam War?

Yes it was and it is still used to this day.

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What chemicals specifically of Agent Orange made us sick?

The one specific chemical that caused us diseases and such was Dioxin.

Waite, Scott W. "Dioxin." World Book Advanced. World Book, 2017. Web. 26 Jan. 2017.

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How many casualties were there in the Vietnam War?
About 1,282,000 soldiers died during the Vietnam War.

Gilbert, Marc Jason. "Vietnam War." World Book Advanced. World Book, 2017. Web. 26 Jan. 2017.

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How many man died, survived and was injured in the war?

The military deaths reached about 1.3 million.

Gilbert, Marc Jason. "Vietnam War." World Book Advanced. World Book, 2017. Web. 26 Jan. 2017.

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What kind of weapons did the US use in Vietnam

RPGs (Rocket Propelled Grenades) were used as weapons in Vietnam to destroy tanks and injure enemy troops.

Hodierne, Robert. "Rocket-propelled grenade (RPG)." World Book Advanced. World Book, 2017. Web. 26 Jan. 2017.

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What transportation did they use?

The United States used smaller planes for mid air strikes, the pilots used helicopters to seek out Viet Cong troops, and used the helicopters to transport troops to hospital. US used helicopters to drop down troops.

Gilbert, Marc Jason. "Vietnam War." World Book Advanced. World Book, 2017. Web. 26 Jan. 2017.

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How many people were affected by Agent Orange?

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What was agent orange made from?

Agent orange was made from the  chemicals  2,4-D and 2,4,5-T. It also used a compound called dixon

Waite, Scott W. "Agent Orange." World Book Advanced. World Book, 2017. Web. 26 Jan. 2017.

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Who was the president for the Vietnam War?

Dwight Eisenhower, JFK,Richard Nixon,Lyndon Johnson ,and Gerald Ford.

Wilentz, Sean. "Kennedy, John Fitzgerald." World Book Advanced. World Book, 2017. Web. 26 Jan. 2017.

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What is Agent Orange and what did it do?

Agent Orange was the military code name for a plant killing chemical used during the Vietnam war. Like stated earlier Agent Orange was originally made for the use of killing plants to reveal enemy hiding spots. It resulted in many of our own soldiers get cancer or getting another illness.

Waite, Scott W. "Agent Orange." World Book Advanced. World Book, 2017. Web. 26 Jan. 2017.

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How many American soldiers were wounded in the Vietnam War?
300,000 American soldiers were wounded in the Vietnam War.
Gilbert, Marc Jason. "Vietnam War." World Book Advanced. World Book, 2017. Web. 26 Jan. 2017.

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How many U.S Troops were in the war?

There were about 534,000 troops in South Korea in 1969.

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Why did we invade vietnam if it was not a direct threat to america?

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How many Vietnam soldiers were injured or killed?

During the War in between 200,000 and 250,000 Vietnam soldiers died over the course of the war.

Gilbert, Marc Jason. "Vietnam War." World Book Advanced. World Book, 2017. Web. 26 Jan. 2017.

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When did Ngo Dinh Diem die?

Ngo Dinh Diem died in 1963 when army officers took control of the government and killed him.

Chandler, David P. "Ngo Dinh Diem." World Book Advanced. World Book, 2017. Web. 26 Jan. 2017.

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Who are Viet Congs?

Viet cong were South Vietnamese guerrillas who fought South Vietnamese and United States military forces during the Vietnam War

"Viet Cong." World Book Advanced. World Book, 2017. Web. 26 Jan. 2017.

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How long of a process did it take to build the Vietnam Memorial?

The building of the Vietnam Memorial took place from 1979-2004 so about 25 years. Maya Ying Lin was the designer of the two walls.

"Vietnam Veterans Memorial." World Book Advanced. World Book, 2017. Web. 26 Jan. 2017.

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How many people in all died in the war?

There were about 58,000 U.S. soldiers killed. There were about 300,000 U.S. soldiers wounded.

In South Vietnam about 224,000 died. There were about 1 million wounded.

In North Vietnam there were about 1 million dead. There were about 600,000 wounded.

Gilbert, Marc Jason. "Vietnam War." World Book Advanced. World Book, 2017. Web. 26 Jan. 2017.

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What years did Nixon serve as US President?

Nixon was US President from 1969-1974.

Small, Melvin. "Nixon, Richard Milhous." World Book Advanced. World Book, 2017. Web. 26 Jan. 2017.