Consequences

• Cost of war for US


  over $170billion
• Migration


  Over 1million forced to migrate from Vietnam
• Health

  People exposed to napalm/agent orange/agent blue- causing birth defects, cancer

  Soldiers suffering injury and PTSD
• Deaths


  Estimated-

  58,000 US soldiers

  1.1million North vietnamese/vietcong

  250,000 South vietnamese

  Over 3million civilians
• Social 


  Public opinions

  Activism and how youth protest

  Voting age became 18 not 21

  Trust towards governments
• Opinions on America


  Were tarnished, the world questioned their morals and priorities
• Vietnam


  Had become unified and communist a year later
• Environmental damage

  Of Vietnam's forests and farmlands
• US foreign policy 


  Would be affected for years to come-

  Wars powers act reduced influence of the president in wars

  Vietnam syndrome- reluctance to involvement in wars