Title: Victory for North Vietnam (1973–75) | Encyclopedia.com
Headings: Victory for North Vietnam (1973–75)
Victory for North Vietnam (1973–75)
Victory for North Vietnam (1973–75)
Nixon's final months
Growing problems in South Vietnam
U.S. financial support drops
North Vietnam plans a new invasion
The capture of Phuoc Long
The attack on Ban Me Thuot
The "Convoy of Tears"
Northern forces continue their advance
The Battle of Xuan Loc
The fall of Saigon
Cambodia falls to Khmer Rouge
Communist triumph in Laos
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A South Vietnamese Soldier Recalls the Capture of Da Nang
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Content: These offensive operations failed to dislodge captured areas from NVA control. In fact, North Vietnamese forces responded with a series of counterattacks that enabled them to increase the amount of territory under their control. These military clashes disrupted food production and economic activity throughout South Vietnam. At the same time, rising world oil prices and the disappearance of free-spending U.S. military personnel crippled many South Vietnamese businesses. By mid-1974, the South Vietnamese economy was in a shambles, burdened by massive unemployment, terrible inflation (increases in the price of goods and services), and widespread corruption. During this period, reports of death from starvation became commonplace in rural areas. U.S. financial support drops
South Vietnam was also hurt during this time by a dramatic drop in U.S. economic aid. Congress was sick and tired of pouring money into Vietnam. Many legislators agreed with Senator Edward Kennedy (1932–), who stated that it was time to end America's "endless support for an endless war." In addition, lawmakers knew that the American public wanted to put the war behind them.