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Vietnam Vietnam is the

easternmost country of the Indochina Peninsula.With an estimated

_______ million people,

it is the world’s _______ most populated country.Vietnam’s 128,500 square miles makes it right around the size of the state of

___________________.

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Climate and

Agriculture

Both Monsoons, and the longest river of the country,

the ___________________ greatly affect agriculture. This river is 2,700 miles long and flows through 6 countries.Farmers grow large amounts of rice, sugar cane, cassava, corn, bananas, and coffee.Vietnam’s forests provide wood and the South China Sea provides plenty of

____________________.

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Mekong River

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History of Vietnam

The ancestors of Vietnam’s people came

from ____________ more than 2,000 years ago.From the late 1800s to the mid-1950s, Vietnam was ruled by the

__________________.In 1954, Vietnamese

__________________ drove out the French and this split the country into two areas. Communist North Vietnam, and Non-Communist South Vietnam.

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More History The Vietnam War was fought as a direct result

of the _________________.The Communist

______________ wanted to take over the South and make one large communist country.The United States supported the South because they did not want communism to spread because they feared it would make the

______________________ stronger.

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Vietnam War

During this conflict, more than 2.5 million American helped to fight the communists.The war was extremely unpopular at home and

in _____________ the United States pulled their troops out.Within two years of this, the communists took over the South.In all, more than 58,000 U.S. soldiers were killed in the conflict.

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The Vietnam War

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58,236 American Soldiers were killed in Vietnam.

Another 153,482 wounded.1,740 soldiers were missing.

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Richard L. Cotter Personal Data

Home of Record: Peabody, Massachusetts

Date of birth: Monday, 06/11/1945

Start Tour: Wednesday, 10/02/1968

Casualty Date: Monday, 02/10/1969

Age at Loss: 23

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-Went to St. John’s Elementary and Middle School.

-Attended St. Mary’s High School in Lynn.

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Economy of

Vietnam

In recent years, Vietnam’s communist leaders have gotten away from strict government control and have opened the country to Western ideas.While still communist, Vietnam is quickly becoming more of a

______________________, where people compete to make money and prices are determined by supply and demand. There is much less government control.

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Cyclo Tour

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Tourism

Tourism has become a significant part of the country’s economy.Since 1999, tourism to Vietnam has almost doubled.One major destination is

_________________ in North Vietnam, which was vote as one of the 7 Wonders of the

_________________ World in 2011.

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People of

VietnamWith almost 90 million people, Vietnam has the largest population in mainland Southeast Asia.¾ of the population live

in ____________________.The largest urban area is

______________________ which was named after the country’s first communist leader was the capital of the old area of South Vietnam and was known as

______________________.

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Ho Chi Minh City Traffic

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More People of Vietnam

Vietnam’s capital is located in the north and

is called _______________.Most people of Vietnam are Buddhists and

__________ belong to the Vietnamese ethnic group.The rest of the people are made up of Chinese, Cambodian, and other Asian ethnicities.

______________________ is the main language.

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