https://padlet.com/ParkerShirk/6fkx65f2hcn65839 10 facts en-us 2020-10-22 02:24:29 UTC 2020-10-22 05:01:23 UTC hello@padlet.com ParkerShirk https://padlet.com/ParkerShirk/6fkx65f2hcn65839/wish/851162394 More than 3 million people were killed in the Vietnam War. The majority of casualties were Vietnamese citizens, as 58,000 Americans died.]]> 2020-10-22 04:20:36 UTC https://padlet.com/ParkerShirk/6fkx65f2hcn65839/wish/851162394 ParkerShirk https://padlet.com/ParkerShirk/6fkx65f2hcn65839/wish/851166404 Around 500,000 troops in Vietnam experienced Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) ]]> 2020-10-22 04:23:14 UTC https://padlet.com/ParkerShirk/6fkx65f2hcn65839/wish/851166404 ParkerShirk https://padlet.com/ParkerShirk/6fkx65f2hcn65839/wish/851186558 By late 1973, more than 503,000 members of the U.S. military had deserted.]]> 2020-10-22 04:34:47 UTC https://padlet.com/ParkerShirk/6fkx65f2hcn65839/wish/851186558 ParkerShirk https://padlet.com/ParkerShirk/6fkx65f2hcn65839/wish/851188138 In 1967, 35,000 protestors protested the war outside of the Pentagon.]]> 2020-10-22 04:35:45 UTC https://padlet.com/ParkerShirk/6fkx65f2hcn65839/wish/851188138 ParkerShirk https://padlet.com/ParkerShirk/6fkx65f2hcn65839/wish/851193338 Many American soldiers in the Vietnam War were not given respect when they returned home. Many citizens were upset by the war and took it out on soldiers. Many hospitalized soldier faced this. More than 150,000 soldiers were wounded in the war.]]> 2020-10-22 04:38:40 UTC https://padlet.com/ParkerShirk/6fkx65f2hcn65839/wish/851193338 ParkerShirk https://padlet.com/ParkerShirk/6fkx65f2hcn65839/wish/851212080 President Nixon attempted to lower U.S. involvement in the Vietnam war through “Vietnamization”. This was giving the Vietnamese American weapons to fight the Communist Vietnamese. He also attempted to negotiate peace, succeeding in 1973.]]> 2020-10-22 04:49:19 UTC https://padlet.com/ParkerShirk/6fkx65f2hcn65839/wish/851212080 ParkerShirk https://padlet.com/ParkerShirk/6fkx65f2hcn65839/wish/851215804 Though the U.S. was out of the war, the north and south Vietnamese continued fighting till the communists won in 1975.]]> 2020-10-22 04:51:24 UTC https://padlet.com/ParkerShirk/6fkx65f2hcn65839/wish/851215804 ParkerShirk https://padlet.com/ParkerShirk/6fkx65f2hcn65839/wish/851217723 At least 2 million Vietnamese were killed in the war, as well as 3 million wounded with 12 million becoming refugees.]]> 2020-10-22 04:52:30 UTC https://padlet.com/ParkerShirk/6fkx65f2hcn65839/wish/851217723 ParkerShirk https://padlet.com/ParkerShirk/6fkx65f2hcn65839/wish/851221354 The U.S. spent 120 billion dollars on the Vietnam war. This led to inflation and fuel prices to increase.]]> 2020-10-22 04:54:39 UTC https://padlet.com/ParkerShirk/6fkx65f2hcn65839/wish/851221354 ParkerShirk https://padlet.com/ParkerShirk/6fkx65f2hcn65839/wish/851225865 Vietnam was still filled with violence even after it was united over the next 15 years. It had conflicts with its neighbors and it’s industry and infrastructure was damaged by the war.]]> 2020-10-22 04:57:09 UTC https://padlet.com/ParkerShirk/6fkx65f2hcn65839/wish/851225865 ParkerShirk https://padlet.com/ParkerShirk/6fkx65f2hcn65839/wish/851232631 I chose these facts because I felt they gave an important look over the Vietnam war. Neither side was right and they both had major flaws and mistakes. The aftermath was also poor for the nations as well. I feel the miners about casualties and injuries also are very important to understand how impactful the war was. Things like the bombing of a neutral country and mistreatment of soldiers, as well as civilian loss of life must not go forgotten.]]> 2020-10-22 05:01:14 UTC https://padlet.com/ParkerShirk/6fkx65f2hcn65839/wish/851232631