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During the Civil War, there WAS no machinery to pick cotton- it was picked by hand. The machine that was used to separate the cotton fiber from the seeds was the Cotton Gin (as in engine).
"The land of cotton"--a line in the song "Dixieland." wrong. Cotton Kigndom is the correct name.
Vatnik is a type of a jacket. It is very warm. It is usually grey in color and is made out of the thick cotton like fabric with a flannel lining. It is stuffed with vata (cotton stuffing), hence the name vatnik. Z
South Viet money was called "P" or Piasters. They preferred US MPC (Military Payment Certificates). The currency in Vietnam is the Dong
reparations (because of the war guilt for World War One)