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CONSEQUENCES OF VIETNAM WAR
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Social (Vietnamese Side)
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After the war, Vietnamese lived in shanty towns, where prostitution, poverty, and drug abuse were common.
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5 million Vietnamese were displaced from their homesTowns and villages were destroyed from bombing
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They traveled by sea and became known as “boat people”, who many were murdered or drowned by pirates.
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Social (American Side)
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American soldiers received a cold greeting when they returned from war
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American soldiers had trouble adjusting to civilian life
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When American soldiers
returned, many had post-traumatic stress.
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Americans became suspicious of sending troops to wars they thought they couldn’t win easily.
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Some American troops that handled chemicals (like Agent Orange) contracted Cancer.
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30% of American soldiers used drugs because they were easily available and cheap.
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Health (Vietnamese Side)
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Vietnamese had high levels of dioxin (which was used in Agent Orange) The levels were three times as high as Americans’
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Unexploded MinesBombing caused numerous deaths and injuries.
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Environmental
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Poisoned riversPoisoned streams
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Destroyed 5.4 million acres of forest areas and animals and plants living there.
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Damaged crops which led to food shortages