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OConnor(etal.)2 ThefocusofthispresentationwillbeontheeffectofthewaronVietnamandthe Vietnamesepeople,specifically.Thisincludesthetotalcostinlifeandinprospect.We wanttomakesuretonotetheonemillionmilitarydead,1.5millionciviliansdead,millions ofhomeless,destroyedvillagesandroads,railways,bridges,portsandindustrialfacilities bombed.Wewanttobringtoattentionthepreviouslymentionedforestdestructionand includetheeconomicandpoliticalchangesthateruptedafterthewar. Inordertoadheretothespecificinterestsofeachgroupmember,whichwefound outwhilediscussingpossibletopicsforthisproject,wehavedecidedthatwewilldivide researchintosubtopics.Thesesubtopicsinclude:theeffectsofthewarontheVietnamese population,toberesearchedbyMikaelthelossinlandandthelastingeffectsoftheland destruction,toberesearchedbyDillonandthepoliticalandeconomicoutcomeofthewar, toberesearchedbyMatt.Theseareasofresearchwillallowustomakemanyconnections tothesituationonawidescale,aswellasprovidingveryspecificpointswecandraw attentionto. ThepointofthispresentationisnottocommentontheUSconflictwithVietnamor onwar,ingeneral.WedontwanttounderminetheactionsoftheUnitedStatesorany othercountryduringthetimeperiod,andwearenttryingtoconvinceanyonethatAmerica eitherwonorlostthewar.Wewanttogivepeopleaperspectiveonthethingsthat happenedduringtheconflictsinVietnam,andwhatresultscameofthem.Overall,wethink wewillendupsurprisingeveryone,includingourselves,withthisinquiryprojectandweare veryexcitedtoberesearchingthistopic.