How Did The Vietnam War Affect The Economy

The aftermath of the Vietnam War had taken a severe toll on Vietnamese farmland, industry, and infrastructure due to the result of sustained American bombing missions. In the north, 29 of the 30 provincial capitals had sustained heavy bombing damage. One third of them almost destroyed. In the south, the economy had been propped up with United States aid and investment, but had little developments. In terms of economic aspects, about a million Vietnamese were relocated to previously uncultivated land called the “new economic zones.” The population of the South had roughly 20000 bomb craters, 10 million refugees, 362000 war invalids, 1000000 widows, 880000 orphans, 250000 drug addicts, 300000 prostitutes and 3 million unemployed. The new economic