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Vietnam War
political impact
-the vietnam war was sparked by America's simplistic notion that communism was on the verge of spreading throughout Southeast Asia.
-because of the war's unpopularity in America, the military conscription was abolished in 1973, and the United States has not conscripted troops from the general population since. The war also eroded Americans' faith in politicians.
social impact
-veterans had much greater rates of divorce, suicide, alcoholism, and drug addiction.
-Post-traumatic stress disorder affected 500,000 of the 3 million troops who served in Vietnam.
-The surge of refugees and the presence of Americans transformed South Vietnamese cities dramatically.
-vietnam war veterans are eligible for benefits that are available to all members of the United States military.
-During the Vietnam War, Saigon's population tripled, reaching three million in 1970. The majority of the newcomers were refugees whose rural homes had been destroyed.
economic impact
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-the vietnam war wreaked havoc on the US economy. President Johnson, unwilling to raise taxes to pay for the war, set off a spiral of inflation.
-showed a negative to very slow increase in total national output, as well as agricultural and industrial output.
-its peacetime economy is one of the poorest in the world $168 billion, or $1 trillion in today's dollars.
event
The war ended in the overthrow of the Republic of Vietnam by the National Liberation Front of North Vietnam and South Vietnam and the reunification of Vietnam, but it also paid a huge price, a large number of civilian deaths, economic collapse and inflation.
The Vietnam War dramatically changed the dynamics of the Cold War. The United States has transformed from the strong side of the Cold War to the weak side. In the face of an aggressive Soviet attack, the United States cooperated more actively with China.
The Vietnam War also exacerbated racial and civil rights issues in the United States, and the U.S. economy took a nosedive.
The biggest influence on Vietnam is that the Vietnam People's Army and the Southern Vietnam Front finally pushed forward the whole country of Vietnam and unified the Vietnamese nation.