Vietnam War

Runnung Head : The Vietnam War

Vietnam War : The Dark Side

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Abstract

The Vietnam War caused tremendous changes to the history and the people of Vietnam . These changes were manifested in the economic , physical and social damages that Vietnam faced over the course of the war - which eventually will affect the future of the country

Vietnam War : The Dark Side

The Vietnam War , also named as the Second Indochina War and the Vietnam Conflict , according to an article , The Vietnam War , started in

1945 and ended in April 30 , 1975 signaled by the flying of the Viet Cong flag from the presidential palace (1999

The people of Vietnam witnessed the most powerful bombing in history that brought about huge changes in the lives of thousands of Vietnamese The war is over but it had left remarkable effects that the course of history of Vietnam . This historical battle resulted to the economic , social and physical damage to Vietnam - the idea I consider as the dark side and something I am against with

Dark Side of Vietnam War

Economic Effect

The Vietnam War led to economic dilemma . The bombings during the war resulted to a big impact on the present economic development in Vietnam According to an article , The Long Run Impact of Bombing Vietnam , there are two particular points leading to this claim . First , the destruction of many infrastructure affected the industries in Vietnam and changed its investment patterns . Second , the bombing decreased the Vietnamese population , thus reducing the local economic activity of the people (2007 . The war imposed changes on the investment and tourism of the country , making it hard for Vietnam to regain the lost after the war The country 's relatively poor economic situation today may be due to the events happened during the war when the industries were destroyed

Social Effect

The Vietnam war inflicted decline in the Vietnamese population . The war imposed two main results to people - death and sickness . During the course of the war , many died including military troops that were set to fight in the battle . Huge population was wiped out in the bombing . The decrease in Vietnamese population triggered a weak labor force in the country . Thus , it resulted to a frail man power and low number of people who will work to regain the lost after the war . This event also caused psychological effect on the people involved . The study , Chronic PTSD in Vietnam War Veterans (2008 ) conducted to the Vietnam War veterans indicates that the war caused Post-traumatic stress dis (PTSD ) to approxiamety 15 of men and 9 of women in the late 1980 's . A decade after the war , the number of victims of this dis soared up to 30 of men and 27 of women . Simply put , the war caused social and psychological problems to the victims . They experienced lower satisfaction with their lives and physical health problems

Physical Effect

The Vietnam war brought destructions to the country 's infrastructures Another negative result of...