When most people hear the word “Vietnam,” they expect the word “war” to follow. Many people, especially our generation, believe Vietnam to only be a war. I myself knew little about the Communist country before I researched it. After my research, I found that Vietnam has interesting cities, people, and differing government from our familiar Democratic system. Not only did I find Vietnam as very different from our country, but I found Vietnam different from …showed first 75 words of 876 total…

…showed last 75 words of 876 total…about the Western customs from the U.S. soldiers stationed there. After the war, the Communist took control over the people’s lives. They strongly encouraged women to enter the same work fields as men, and lured people away from religion and traditional ceremonies. The war also screwed the nation’s educational system, and since then, the government has not been successful at restoring it. Nevertheless, most of the Vietnamese people can read and write.