1.3 million civilians were killed during the War. The U.S. Military dropped more than 14 million bombs on Vietnam, which was mostly on the South Vietnamese countryside. They also sprayed about 20 millions gallons of chemicals (The War’s Effect on the Vietnamese Land and People). American soldiers killed crops and farms and burned forests and vegetation. This led to millions of homeless refugees. So many were killed and became homeless. When the North Vietnamese won the war, Saigon fell, which led to another 10 million homeless refugees and 3 million unemployed. Luu says, “After the Vietnam War officially ended in April of 1975 with the fall of Southern Vietnam to the Northern Vietnamese communists, the new regime stripped our family of its livelihood, confiscating our family businesses and much of our savings.” People who owned private businesses and hundreds of officers in the military were forced to go to re-education camps, and all of their wealth and property was taken away. At re-education camps, people endured extreme labor and torturous conditions. They were forced to learn Communist ideas, and many did not survive in the camps. Many South Vietnamese escaped Vietnam to avoid
1.3 million civilians were killed during the War. The U.S. Military dropped more than 14 million bombs on Vietnam, which was mostly on the South Vietnamese countryside. They also sprayed about 20 millions gallons of chemicals (The War’s Effect on the Vietnamese Land and People). American soldiers killed crops and farms and burned forests and vegetation. This led to millions of homeless refugees. So many were killed and became homeless. When the North Vietnamese won the war, Saigon fell, which led to another 10 million homeless refugees and 3 million unemployed. Luu says, “After the Vietnam War officially ended in April of 1975 with the fall of Southern Vietnam to the Northern Vietnamese communists, the new regime stripped our family of its livelihood, confiscating our family businesses and much of our savings.” People who owned private businesses and hundreds of officers in the military were forced to go to re-education camps, and all of their wealth and property was taken away. At re-education camps, people endured extreme labor and torturous conditions. They were forced to learn Communist ideas, and many did not survive in the camps. Many South Vietnamese escaped Vietnam to avoid