Title: The Vietnam War (1945–1975): The Aftermath of the War | SparkNotes
Headings: The Vietnam War (1945–1975)
The Vietnam War (1945–1975)
History
The Aftermath of the War
Losses
The Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Vietnam and U.S. Society
Geopolitical Effects

Content: 1900–1954
U.S. Involvement and the Cold War Context: 1947–1955
Diem and the Republic of Vietnam: 1955–1960
Kennedy and the First U.S. Involvement: 1961–1963
Johnson and Escalation: 1964–1966
Quagmire and the Tet Offensive: 1966–1968
The U.S. Antiwar Movement: 1960–1970
Nixon and Vietnamization: 1969–1975
The Aftermath of the War
Key People
Key Terms
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Losses
The most immediate effect of the Vietnam War was the staggering death toll. The war killed an estimated 2 million Vietnamese civilians, 1. 1 million North Vietnamese troops, 200, 000 South Vietnamese troops, and 58, 000 U.S. troops.