Title: American Economy - How Did the Vietnam War Affect America?
Headings: How Did the Vietnam War Affect America?

Content: Shopping rates decreased and there weren't an goods for anyone to buy. Everything that the factories were producing were supplies, weapons, and equipment. Factories weren't making resources for their country anymore, but another countries war. The amount of money that the government was spending on the military was also hurting the economy. Most of the funds were going overseas and no money was being returned to the United States. This created an imbalance in the balance of payments. Money was also spent towards the weapons and supplies and too much money was spent. Interest rates also increased and that restricted the amount of money that businesses and consumers used.