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Vietnam Jay and Andrew

Vietnam Jay and Andrew. Country’s Flag. Designed in 1940. The red coloring symbolizes blood. The yellow star means to unite. Economy. Vietnam war helped change their economy from agricultural to industrial. They have one of the fastest growing economies.

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Vietnam Jay and Andrew

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  1. VietnamJay and Andrew

  2. Country’s Flag • Designed in 1940. • The red coloring symbolizes blood. • The yellow star means to unite.

  3. Economy • Vietnam war helped change their economy from agricultural to industrial. • They have one of the fastest growing economies. • Exports 400,000 barrels of oil daily.

  4. Geography • Its located in the Indochina Peninsula. • Roughly the size of Germany. • The land includes mountains, coastal lowlands, and forests.

  5. Religion • 85% Buddhist • 8% Christianity • We chose a picture of Buddha because it shows their religion.

  6. Clothing • A key part of clothing is known as the Ao Dai which is long padded coats. • Many men practice cross dressing. • This is because of their clothing representations.

  7. Government • Only political party is the communist party. • Even though it is communist its economic policies are very capitalists. • President is head of state and commander in chief.

  8. Music and Video • Three different music varieties north, central, and south. • Our video is a example of south Vietnamese music. • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERbhwy4oIys

  9. Food • Contains many vegetables. • Its based on rice and soy sauce. • Majority of it is healthy.

  10. History • Has been inhabitant since Paleolithic times. • First dynasty was the Hong bang dynasty. • Vietnam was colonized by the French in the late 1800s.

  11. History (continued) • 1941 Ho Chi Minh led a communist movement in Vietnam that led to the Vietnam war. • 1978 they invaded Cambodia and removed Pol Pot from power. • 1986 they began to reform the nation.

  12. Literature • Form of literature called Ca dao. • Their main language Vietnamese is written with the Latin alphabet.

  13. Currency • Form of currency is known as the dong. • 20,825 dongs are equivalent to one dollar. • The dong was founded in 1978.

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