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Onnthis date in 1973, the Paris Peace Accords arranged a ceasefire tontake place on midnight, officially ending American involvement in thenVietnam War. This 20-year war was devastating to the people—notnjust the armies, but the Vietnamese civilians—and the environmentnof Vietnam, as napalm and defoliants burned and destroyed plant life.
Onnthis date in 1973, the Paris Peace Accords arranged a ceasefire tontake place on midnight, officially ending American involvement in thenVietnam War. This 20-year war was devastating to the people—notnjust the armies, but the Vietnamese civilians—and the environmentnof Vietnam, as napalm and defoliants burned and destroyed plant life.n
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nHownhas Vietnam recovered from the war? n
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nWell,nit is considered a success story because the economy continues tongrow each year. Vietnam exports oil and agricultural products.nTourists visit and spend money in the country. New forests are beingnplanted. Still, there is a lot of poverty in Vietnam, and there isndisagreement about planting exotic trees (that is, trees that usuallyngrow elsewhere) that are good for the lumber industry, or plantingnnative trees and trying to return to the natural pre-war forest.
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Vietnamnhas its beauties, especially along the coast, as you can see in thisnand this other slide show.
Vietnamnhas its beauties, especially along the coast, as you can see in thisnand this other slide show.n
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nFindnout more about Vietnam at the Kids National Geographic site. Or checknout the links Mr. Donn has gathered here.
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nAlsonon this date:
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nMozart’s birthday
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nAuthor Lewis Carroll’s birthday
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