Introduction
The issue I am addressing is the environmental impact of the Vietnam War. I chose this topic as my Fire project issue because even after 39 years of the war being over, it is still affecting both the soldiers that fought in the war, and the civilians that were unintentionally in the middle of the fight. I remember when I was watching random videos on YouTube about the Vietnam War, since i usually watch and read about wars like this one for fun. I came across a video about the herbicide that the United States used to destroy the forests in the country, since they were used as cover by the North Vietnamese Army and the Viet Cong. This Herbicide is called Agent Orange and even after 39 years of the Vietnam War being over, it is still affecting the people that live there. I will talk more about Agent Orange later on in this website.
This issue is very important to me because this war is used as an example by the United States on what NOT to do in when addressing their foreign policy. Since the Vietnam War had no fronts, like the second World War and the Korean War had, the United States defined success by the number of enemies killed in fire fights. The United States dropped more bombs, a total of 6,162,000 tons, than they did in World War II, a total of 2,152,000 tons, and in the Korean war, a total of 454,000 tons (Roland, G. The Long-run Impact Of Bombing Vietnam. Journal of Development Economics). This amount of bombing caused negative effects of the environment and on the people of Vietnam.
I am passionate about this topic because it was an unjust war that affected many people in both the United States and Vietnam. This war mentally and physically damaged soldiers and the people of Vietnam. Not only did the conflict affect people in Vietnam, but it also affect the people of the United States morally, economically, and politically. American people disagreed with the the U.S. involvement in Vietnam, and they had many reasons to do so. These reason will be discussed later on in this website.
This issue is very important to me because this war is used as an example by the United States on what NOT to do in when addressing their foreign policy. Since the Vietnam War had no fronts, like the second World War and the Korean War had, the United States defined success by the number of enemies killed in fire fights. The United States dropped more bombs, a total of 6,162,000 tons, than they did in World War II, a total of 2,152,000 tons, and in the Korean war, a total of 454,000 tons (Roland, G. The Long-run Impact Of Bombing Vietnam. Journal of Development Economics). This amount of bombing caused negative effects of the environment and on the people of Vietnam.
I am passionate about this topic because it was an unjust war that affected many people in both the United States and Vietnam. This war mentally and physically damaged soldiers and the people of Vietnam. Not only did the conflict affect people in Vietnam, but it also affect the people of the United States morally, economically, and politically. American people disagreed with the the U.S. involvement in Vietnam, and they had many reasons to do so. These reason will be discussed later on in this website.