The Negative Consequences Of The Vietnam War
One of the most obvious consequences of the war was the 600,000 men who lost their lives in the fighting, or to disease. In total, upwards of a million men were killed or seriously injured throughout the course of the war. This brought a new problem upon the United States, a large part of the nations capable youth had given their lives in the war. This would have many consequences of it's own, including staggering the growth of the United States. Another result of the war was the massive cost that came with it. $15 billion dollars. That doesn't include some factors such as post was pensions, or interest on national debt. The war did have a few obvious positive effects, such as the emancipation of slaves, as well as the fact that the federal