The Vietnam War was a conflict that unfolded on the Indochina Peninsula with the main involvement being the United States and Vietnam. In addition to these two countries, other countries were involved, including the Soviet Union, a powerful northern country that supported Vietnam and the United States. Although our country did not participate directly in the war, it provided a lot of material and human support to Vietnam. The war lasted for many years and resulted in a staggering number of people. According to statistics, there are more than 60,000 troops in the United States alone**, and it is said that as many as 80,000 people chose to commit suicide after returning home. The truth about the Vietnam War has been controversial. At first, it was argued that the war was a continuation of the local conflict of the Second World War. Although the global war has ended, sporadic wars are still being staged around the world, posing a security threat to some countries.
For example, after the end of World War II, the United States provoked a war in Northeast Asia, which seriously threatened China's security. China eventually sent troops to quell the war and achieve peace on the peninsula. A few years later, however, the United States shifted its strategic focus to Indochina. This region includes many small countries, and Vietnam is culturally most similar to China, hence the name Indochina by the West. The United States is trying to support the ** people here, to fight a ** war in order to achieve its own goals. South Vietnam, which they supported, had a capitalist system, while North Vietnam followed the Soviet Union in a socialist system. The Vietnam War lasted a long time, stretching from the Eisenhower era to the Kennedy era in the 70s, and Kennedy continued to expand the scale of the war after coming to power.
During the Nixon era, the aggravation of the Vietnam War had a negative impact on the United States. In this context, North and South Vietnam began to take the initiative. The United States initially tried to create a submissive state, but in the end, it had to withdraw its troops one after another as the South Vietnamese army was losing and retreating. The outcome of the Vietnam War led to the reunification of Vietnam, but according to relevant statistics, both Vietnam and the United States suffered huge losses. Some have described the war as a quagmire that has all but dragged down the United States. After the war, the aftermath of the Vietnam War had a profound impact on both sides. Vietnam suffered more than 8 million tons of bomb retaliation, a staggering figure. In World War II, the total number of bombs on the global battlefield was less than that, which is staggering.
There are more than 1.6 million Vietnamese military and civilians**, while more than 60,000 US troops have died directly, and more than 300,000 are missing or uncounted. It is alleged that tens of thousands of servicemen who returned to the United States after the war committed suicide and that these suicides were not forced. Although the U.S. does not officially release specific figures, some organizations estimate that the number of suicides is between 80,000 and 100,000. Most of these suicides suffer from war syndrome, a mental illness that is mainly caused by war. The high-pressure situation of the Vietnam War and the different living conditions of the United States, including the tropical rainforest climate, the threat of poisonous snakes and beasts, and insect poisons, caused the psychological defenses of many American soldiers to collapse. Therefore, when they return home, they will vent their stress by taking drugs, drinking too much, fighting, etc.
Many people are tormented at night, waking up frequently, and their minds are filled with images of the Vietnam War. How to help these retired soldiers has become a headache for the United States, which can not only be solved by spending money, but also by psychological counselors. The impact of the Vietnam War on American society went far beyond that. At first, the majority of the American population, instigated by the state, actively supported the dispatch of troops to Vietnam. However, some sober people think that this is an unjust war, but it is regarded as a rumor by the United States. As the war deepened, the truth gradually emerged, and many people began to insult the United States and the military. When the soldiers returned home, they not only faced the humiliation of defeat, but also the incomprehension and accusations of the population, which made them feel painful.
Not only that, but the Vietnam War and later the wars in the Middle East and Afghanistan left thousands of veterans suffering from the aftermath of the war and became a destabilizing factor in American society. These veterans felt guilty, but they were incomprehensible and verbally abused by others, leading to a gradual increase in the number of suicides.