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Agent Orange	an extremely toxic defoliant widely used by U.S. armed forces during the Vietnam War and now believed to cause cancer and birth defects.
ao dai	(Vietnamese) the costume traditionally worn by women in Vietnam, having loose-fitting trousers and a long tunic.
Cambodia	a Southeast Asian country between Vietnam and Thailand; Kampuchea.
Cat Ba Island	the largest of the 366 islands in Halong Bay off the coast of northern Vietnam.
cold war	(cap.) the state of intense political and ideological hostility and competition for power that obtained between the communist Soviet Union and China and their allies, and the United States and its democratic allies, between the end of World War II and about 1990. The Cold War, always stopping short of direct military conflict, manifested in the arms race, the space race, and proxy wars in Vietnam, Korea, and the Middle East. [1/2 definitions]
Da Nang	a port city in central Vietnam on the China Sea, site of an important U.S. military base during the Vietnam War.
dong²	the chief monetary unit of Vietnam, equaling ten hao.
Gulf of Thailand	an arm of the South China Sea that borders Thailand, Cambodia, and small parts of Vietnam and Malaysia.
Gulf of Tonkin	a shallow arm of the South China Sea lying between Vietnam and China, purportedly the site of North Vietnamese attacks on US ships that precipitated the United States' entry into the Vietnam War in 1964.
Halong Bay	a body of water in the Gulf of Tonkin along the coast of northern Vietnam that is densely clustered with vegetation-covered, monolithic islands, many of which have caves.
Hanoi	the capital of Vietnam.
hao	the smaller monetary unit of Vietnam. (Cf. dong.)
Ho Chi Minh	a Vietnamese political leader and president of North Vietnam in 1954-69 (b.1890--d.1969).
Ho Chi Minh City	a seaport in southern Vietnam, formerly Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam.
Hôi An	a small coastal town and historical trading port in central Vietnam, also known as Ancient City.
Laos	a Southeast Asian country between Vietnam and Thailand.
Lyndon Baines Johnson	U.S. politician, Vice-President to President John F. Kennedy, and later the 36th President of the United States, serving from 1963 to 1969. Under Lyndon Johnson, the nation saw the escalation of the Vietnam War. As president, Lyndon Johnson worked for the passage of the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act (b.1908--d.1973).
M-16	the basic U.S. military rifle used in the Vietnam War, which is fully automatic and uses small-caliber, high-velocity ammunition.
Mekong	a major river originating in China and flowing southeast through Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam.
Mekong Delta	an expansive delta region formed by the Mekong River in southeast Vietnam, whose wetlands make it a major rice producer. The Mekong Delta was a scene of heavy combat between U.S. and Viet Cong troops during the Viet Nam War.
Mekong River	a major river originating in China and flowing southeast through Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam.

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