History GCSE
Economic impact
What Economic impact means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Economic impact
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
The conflict cost the federal government an estimated $167 billion, triggering severe inflation and a soaring national deficit.
Topics that use Economic impact
- Option 33: Key topic 4: Reactions to, and the end of, US involvement in Vietnam, 1964–75 - 3 The peace process and end of the war (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Diplomacy and negotiation
- Military coercion
- Cold War geopolitics
- Domestic political pressure
- Human casualties
- Psychological trauma
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