Like so many of the finest churches, [the cathedral of Siena] was furnished with a plain substantial front wall, intended to serve as the backing and support of an ornamental faÃ§ade. (by extension) The face or front (most visible side) of any other thing, such as an organ.
Why Did the US Enter the Vietnam War: the capitalist south Vietnamese were losing the fight against the communist north Vietnamese and Americans feared the communists would take over.
The Vietnam War (1954-1973) was a very long and costly war in which over three million people lost their lives. The United States became involved in the war to support their allies in South Vietnam. The U.S. and South Vietnam were fighting against the communist regime known as the Viet Kong.