Effects After The War in Vietnam

The most immediate effect after the war was the outrageous death toll. It was estimated that there was a loss of two million Vietnamese citizens. There were 1.1 million North Vietnamese troops and 200,000 South Vietnamese troops lost their lives as well. Also there was 58,00 American troops lives lost. These amounts caused many changes around the world especially in these areas. Also the amount wounded added tens of thousands more. The bombing of both North and South Vietnam left the country in ruins. The use of Agent Orange by the United States Army has killed and devastated Vietnam's natural environment. It also caused many health problems for the people in the area that lasted for years.

Amount of people killed in Vietnam to how many in the war in Iraq.