How it affected the United States

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. A nation accustomed to victories suffered its first major defeat; the "longest war" was a military, political, and

social disaster, one that would affect Americans for years. The Vietnam War was a very costly war. It not only affected those in battles, but it also left behind long term effects on people everywhere in the world. It was an extremely costly war with over 58,000 Americans dead and over 150,000 wounded in battle. Many Americans were affected by the war for so many had died and many more were wounded. The Vietnam war also caused many protests in America.