The gradual retreat of the Aral Sea shoreline and the drying up of the Syr Darya's deltaic region exposed toxic fertilizer and salt residues to the winds, devastating local plant and animal life and causing serious health problems among the human population.
Many government officials believed that Communism would spread from Vietnam to other Southeast Asian countries.
There were numerous challenges. They didn't know the land and they didn't have any cultivated land that could be used for food. They also had to deal with the natives and their relations weren't exactly friendly. There was a lot of diseases that they weren't used to and a lot of people died.
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The political landscape was notable in that despite some corruption, election turnout was very high and national elections saw two evenly matched parties. The dominant issues were cultural (especially regarding prohibition, education, and ethnic or racial groups) and economic (tariffs and money supply).