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Impact of War

Impact of War. By Luke and Clayton. Agent Orange. Used in Vietnam Reveal enemy hiding places Distributed by hand, airplane, & vehicle Vietnam vets sue makers of Agent Orange U.S. vets sue makers of Agent Orange Only U.S. got money out of court. Operation Desert Storm.

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Impact of War

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  1. Impact of War By Luke and Clayton

  2. Agent Orange • Used in Vietnam • Reveal enemy hiding places • Distributed by hand, airplane, & vehicle • Vietnam vets sue makers of Agent Orange • U.S. vets sue makers of Agent Orange • Only U.S. got money out of court

  3. Operation Desert Storm • Invaded to acquire Kuwait oil • Started 2 a.m. August 2, 1990 • Less than 10% of dropped bombs were precision guided

  4. Health Problems from Agent Orange • Prostate, Lung, & multiple Myelome • Linked to diabetes • 2 skin diseases • Congress passed law for veterans

  5. During Operation Desert Storm • Estimated 10,000 to 30,000 Iraq military personnel killed • 1,000 to 5,000 civilians killed • Biggest civilian loss approx. 400 lives from 2 bombs

  6. Conclusion • Agent Orange and Operation Desert Storm had major impacts on both the people and the war

  7. Credits • All images were received from the Google image search. 2/29/08 • Deese, David A, “Persian Gulf War.” The World Book Encyclopedia. 1997 ed. 1997 • “Operation Desert Storm.” Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia. 2008. Scholastic Lib. 25 Jan. 2008 http://gme.grolier.com/ • Agent Orange Website. 24 Jan. 2008 http://www.lewispublishing.com. • Bennett, Gary F. “Agent Orange.” World Book. 2006 ed. 2006. • Phillip, Griffiths Jones. “Agent Orange.” Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia. 2007. Scholastic • Lib. 24 Jan. 2008 http://gme.grolier.com/>. • Wikipedia. 25 Jan. 2008 http://en.wikipedia.org.

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