What were the consequences of the Vietnam War for civilians in both the United States and Vietnam following the U.S withdrawal from the war?

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Oliver Baker 11,Red

What were the consequences of the Vietnam War for civilians in both the United States and Vietnam following the U.S withdrawal from the war?

After signing the cease-fire agreement in 1973, James Reston was quoted to have said,

" The impact of the war is likely to influence American life for many years to come. " Some of these effects were short term, and the others long term.

One of the first short term effects was the colossal cost of the war, approximately one hundred billion pounds. This caused taxes to rise in the United States and eventually led to inflation. Because the war was a huge financial drain for America, forces elsewhere were left short of both men and equipment.

The U.S was also affected by the war socially. The returning two million six hundred thousand Vietnamese Veterans were unfairly treated as second class citizens, and stereotyped as losers no matter how courageously they had fought. Most returning soldiers turned to a life of crime, alcohol, and drug addiction.

This resulted in a disrespect of authority in America as many of the U.S public felt humiliation as they, the