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: 1966–1968
The U.S. Antiwar Movement: 1960–1970
Nixon and Vietnamization: 1969–1975
The Aftermath of the War
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The Aftermath of the War
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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. Those wounded in combat numbered tens of thousands more. The massive U.S. bombing of both North and South Vietnam left the country in ruins, and the U.S. Army’s use of herbicides such as Agent Orange not only devastated Vietnam’s natural environment but also caused widespread health problems that have persisted for decades. The Socialist Republic of Vietnam
In July 1976 , the new unified Vietnam was officially reunited as the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), with its capital at Hanoi. Saigon was renamed Ho Chi Minh City . Even though Vietnam had succeeded in evicting the United States, its military problems were not over.