The Vietnam War Affected The United States

One way the Vietnam war affected the United States was when the United States lost the war against communism. This was the first war the United States had lost as a country.Americans began losing hope in their own countries and started believing that other countries should determine their own destinies. People began to wonder if the United States should get involved in any more world issues or wars because they had proven that they were not able to handle it.

Another way the Vietnam War affected the United States was our military. People during this time period struggled with the military intervention. The ideas the military came up with and the plans to carry these ideas out weren't what they needed to be. The military was a major part of why we lost that fight against communism. Had the military used different strategies or thought some more things through, the chances of us coming out of that fight with a win would have been much more likely.

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Almost 3 million Americans served in Vietnam. Between 1965 and 1973, the United States spent $120 billion on the war ($700 billion in 2007 dollars). This resulted in a large federal budget deficit. The war demonstrated that no power, not even a superpower, has unlimited strength and resources. But perhaps most significantly, the Vietnam War illustrated that political will, as much as material might, is a decisive factor in the outcome of