Question

What were some human costs of the Vietnam War?
Check all of the boxes that apply.

The deaths of over a million communist soldiers

Post-traumatic stress disorder in veterans

Stagflation in the 1970s

US expenditures of $120 billion

Answer 1

Select the boxes for 1 and 2.

- The deaths of over a million communist soldiers — Yes. (Large military casualties were a major human cost.)
- Post-traumatic stress disorder in veterans — Yes. (Widespread psychological trauma among veterans and civilians.)
- Stagflation in the 1970s — No. (An economic phenomenon, not a direct human cost of the war.)
- US expenditures of $120 billion — No. (A financial/economic cost, not a human cost — though it had social consequences.)