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Viet Cong Advance. Photographer. Britannica ImageQuest, Encyclopædia Britannica, 25 May 2016.
quest.eb.com/search/115_2740989/1/115_2740989/cite. Accessed 22 May 2017.

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The Viet cong is a term that was reoccuring throughout the article. The Americans and Diem’s South Vietnamese were not only fighting the North Vietnamese but they were also fighting the viet cong. The Viet cong wanted North and South Vietnam to unite under communist rule. The Viet Cong utilized guerilla tactics using small groups of fighters launching surprise attacks which were unlike anything the U.S. military had ever confronted. The US forces struggled to stop the Viet Cong because they were being supported on their home turf so they could go into villages and hide among the citizens.

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While reading the article I noticed many reoccuring terms such as the talk of power, communism vs. anti-communism, the Vietcong, air strikes and attacking, while goes hand in hand with the topic of conflict between countries. Also the mention of US aid during the war is commonly mentioned. After reading this article I would like to learn more about the lives of soldiers and how being in the war effected not only their lives but the lives of other back on the home front.
US Soldiers in Vietnam. Photography. Britannica ImageQuest, Encyclopædia Britannica, 25 May 2016.
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Throughout the article, reoccurring terms related to the treatment and lifestyle of the South Vietnamese appeared frequently. The war took over these civilians life, forcing them to change their way of life completely. I would like to research more about the 'Strategic Hamlets' in the Vietnam War, and the affect they had on the people living in South Vietnam.

8th October 1962: A Vietnamese farmer smiles as he sits with his five young children at one of the gates to the Cu-Chi strategic hamlet during the Vietnam War. Seeking Safety. Photographer. Britannica ImageQuest, Encyclopædia Britannica, 25 May 2016.
quest.eb.com/search/115_2728209/1/115_2728209/cite. Accessed 17 May 2017.

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Siege of Dien Bien Phu, 1954 . Fine Art. Britannica ImageQuest, Encyclopædia Britannica, 25 May 2016. quest.eb.com/search/108_265106/1/108_265106/cite

There are many mentions of communism and war between Vietnam, the Japanese and the French throughout the article. I would like to learn more about the Vietminh and their actions during the Vietnam War.

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Vietnam War / Napalm Victim / Photo 1971. Photograph. Britannica ImageQuest, Encyclopædia Britannica, 25 May 2016.
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A recurring term through the Vietnam war has been how America supported Ngo Ding Diem due to his love of western politics and his seemingly less communist nature. Until they discovered that he was a ruthless dictator that killed many of his own people, which went against American values, America wanted him out of power ASAP. I would like to learn more about the treatment of S.Vietnam's citizens during the war.
The My Lai Massacre, the mass murder of 347 to 504 unarmed citizens of the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam), almost entirely civilians and the majority of them women and children, perpetrated by US Army forces on March 16 1968. Women and children in My Lai, Vietnam, shortly before US soldiers shot and killed them.s Source Report of Army review into My Lai incident, book 6, 14 March 1970.. Photography. Britannica ImageQuest, Encyclopædia Britannica, 25 May 2016.
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I would like to learn more about the harsh conditions that the people experienced during the war and also the effects of the toxic chemicals on the villagers.

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A reoccurring term that I see is that of the vietcong fighters. The vietcong were members of the communist guerrilla fighting occurring in South Vietnam. The vietcong supported the communist National Liberation Front. I would like to learn more about the harsh conditions that the vietnamese people endured. Below is a picture of a young boy passing a pile of trash in Ho Chi Minh City.
VIETNAM Ho Chi Minh City. Garbage on the Rach Thi Nghe a filthy backwater of the Saigon River with passing boy on boat Ho Chi Minh City . Photography. Britannica ImageQuest, Encyclopædia Britannica, 25 May 2016.
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Issues regarding peasants during this time seems to be a recurring topic. In South Vietnam people found themselves in the middle of the fighting and many were forced to fight for the Viet Cong.
Toxic chemicals were sprayed on crops to kill vegetation which killed the peasant's food supply and caused birth defects in babies born during the war.

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Reoccurring throughout the war was getting help from other countries. The Vietnamese were in a civil war trying to gain control and fighting for whose government was right.
I would like to learn more about the uses of guerrilla warfare and how much they played a part in this war. Attack In Binh Dinh. Photographer. Britannica ImageQuest, Encyclopædia Britannica, 25 May 2016.
quest.eb.com/search/115_2725916/1/115_2725916/cite. Accessed 16 May 2017.

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Throughout our research I have noticed terms relating to lower classes paying the price are reoccurring. Diem tried to help working classes with the National Liberation Front. Also many pioneer settlers in Vietnam had to relocate.
I would like to know more specific accounts of these families who suffered. I want to research more about the conditions they went through.
VIETNAM WAR: INTERPRETER. - An interpreter questions the family of a Viet Cong suspect as Infantrymen of the 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, look on, February 1966.. Fine Art. Britannica ImageQuest, Encyclopædia Britannica, 25 May 2016.
quest.eb.com/search/140_1645467/1/140_1645467/cite. Accessed 16 May 2017.

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I often see the reoccurring terms of naval warfare. It seems as though much of this war took place on the ocean and in areas other than continental Vietnam. I would like to learn more about the Tonkin Gulf Resolution and how it affected the outcome of the war.
VIETNAM WAR: U.S. NAVY. - The heavy cruiser U.S.S. Canberra fires a salvo on a target in North Vietnam from the Gulf of Tonkin, 22 May 1967.. Fine Art. Britannica ImageQuest, Encyclopædia Britannica, 25 May 2016.
quest.eb.com/search/140_1693066/1/140_1693066/cite. Accessed 16 May 2017.

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During the Vietnam War the USA went on many "bombing Campaigns".
these attacks killed thousands of the north Vietnamese and Viet cong. General William Westmoreland's goal was to eliminate the viet cong. His attempts included Bombing, as well as search and destroy missions. Some of these missions involved civilian casualties, which turned the support from mainland america agent the war. American Bomber planes targeted the north Vietnamese's oil and gasoline supply tankers as well as military supply roads and military bases.
US Airforce B-52 Bomber dropping bombs over Vietnam, c.1970 . Fine Art. Britannica ImageQuest, Encyclopædia Britannica, 25 May 2016.
quest.eb.com/search/108_267370/1/108_267370/cite. Accessed 16 May 2017.

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The Vietminh and Viet Cong are common terms that can be seen throughout the research of the Vietnam war. These terms are joined by mor - Ho Chi Minh, Ngo Dinh Diem, and JKF. I would like to learn more about the protests of the Vietnam war that took place. Below is an image of a monk immolating himself in protest. Ultimate Protest. Photographer. Britannica ImageQuest, Encyclopædia Britannica, 25 May 2016.
quest.eb.com/search/115_880219/1/115_880219/cite. Accessed 16 May 2017.

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A reoccurring term that I often see with Vietnam is Communism and anti-communism.  The USA helped Diem who was trying to become the leader of Vietnam and he was anti-communism. This made Ho Chi Minh worried and he declared war on Diem.  Vietnamese flags and portraits of Ho Chi Minh in a tourist shop, Hanoi, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia. Photography. Britannica ImageQuest, Encyclopædia Britannica, 25 May 2016.
quest.eb.com/search/151_2564748/1/151_2564748/cite. Accessed 16 May 2017.

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One of the most reoccurring themes of the Vietnam War I have noticed is that the United States was actually more of the bad guy in the war. They went into a country that wasn't their own and started a war for personal interests so that Vietnam would be a democracy and not communist. I would like to go into more depth and learn more about how the American soldiers and Vietnamese villagers interacted directly with each other.
Vietnam War/US soldiers and Vietnamese. Photograph. Britannica ImageQuest, Encyclopædia Britannica, 25 May 2016.
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There are many terms relating to the discussion of Communism vs. democracy. The US sought to fight and contain the spread of Communism in Asia and the campaign against Ho Chi Minh supported this fight for democracy. Also, the "domino theory" highlighted the threat of communism spreading to all of Asia. The picture shown is a truck with pro-Vietnam War propaganda being driven through a street in NYC. I would like to learn more about how people viewed Communism in the US and whether they thought it was worth going to war over or if the two ideologies shoudl co-exist. Communist Threat. Photographer. Britannica ImageQuest, Encyclopædia Britannica, 25 May 2016.
quest.eb.com/search/115_896986/1/115_896986/cite. Accessed 16 May 2017.

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Defoliation Flight. Photographer. Britannica ImageQuest, Encyclopædia Britannica, 25 May 2016.
quest.eb.com/search/115_2731009/1/115_2731009/cite. Accessed 16 May 2017.

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I have noticed the names of various leaders and a lot of document titles.
I am interested in defoliation of trees and the  effects of using chemicals during Vietnam.
Defoliation Flight. Photographer. Britannica ImageQuest, Encyclopædia Britannica, 25 May 2016.
quest.eb.com/search/115_2731009/1/115_2731009/cite. Accessed 15 May 2017.

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What terms do you see re-occurring throughout your research into the Vietnam War?
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