1. What was Agent Orange?

2. Why was it used?

3. What effects did it have?

Vietnam war

1. Agent Orange was a powerful herbicide used by U. S. military forces during the Vietnam War to eliminate forest cover and crops for North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops.

2. To eliminate forest cover and crops for North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops.

3. Short-term exposure to dioxin can cause darkening of the skin, liver problems and a severe acne-like skin disease called chloracne.