In Vietnam, the Americans actually fought â therefore in the Cold War âgameâ, the USSR could not. However, to support the Communist cause, the Soviet Union armed its fellow Communist state, China, who would, in turn, arm and equip the North Vietnamese who fought the Americans. Before World War Two, Vietnam had been part of the French Empire. During the war, the country had been overrun by the Japanese. When the Japanese retreated, the people of Vietnam took the opportunity to establish their own government lead by Ho Chi Minh.
Gross (unit) A gross refers to a group of 144 items (a dozen dozen or a square dozen). A great gross refers to a group of 1728 items (a dozen gross or a cubic dozen). A small gross or a great hundred refers to a group of 120 items (ten dozen).
Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  gross(Noun) A unit of amount = twelve dozen = 144 pcs. 2  gross(Noun) The total nominal earnings or amount, before taxes, expenses, exceptions or similar are deducted. That which remains after all deductions is called net. 3  gross(Noun) The bulk, the mass, the masses.