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Vietnam Since the War (1976-Present)
Vietnam Since the War (1976-Present)
The Socialist Republic of Vietnam
South Vietnamese are "re-educated"
Socialist reforms of agriculture and industry
The crisis of the " boat people "
War returns to Indochina
Economic and political problems grow
The doi moi economic reforms
Vietnam resumes diplomatic relations with the United States
Vietnam today
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Vietnam Since the War (1976-Present)
T he war in Vietnam finally ended in 1975, when North Vietnamese troops captured the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon. The following year, the Communist leaders of North Vietnam reunited the two halves of the country to form the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV). They also introduced a series of changes designed to transform Vietnam into a socialist society. For example, the government took control of all farmland and business activities and placed restrictions on the lives of the Vietnamese people. These changes created terrible hardships for the Vietnamese. " Rebuilding Vietnam would have been a stupendous task under the best of circumstances. The war shattered its economy, disrupted its social texture, and exhausted its population in both the north and the south," comments Stanley Karnow in Vietnam: A History. " The war left Vietnam in shambles, and the Communists aggravated the devastation after their victory." Before long, hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese people decided that they could not live under the new government.