Indochina Wars: Impact On The Way Of Life Of The Lao People’s Democratic Republic From 1954 To The Present

Abstract

The study entitled Indochina War: Impacts on the Way of Life of the People of Lao PDR from the Indochina War Between 1954 to the Present was aimed at studying the history of the Indochina war in Lao PDR, the impacts on the way of life of the people of Lao PDR from the Indochina War between 1954 to the present. This qualitative research was conducted with groups of key informants, casual informants, general informants, people affected by the war, and vulnerable subjects. The research tools consist of surveys and semi-structured interviews. The data was analyzed using conflict theory and structural-functional theory. The result was presented through descriptive analysis, aligning with the objectives. The result showed that the history of the Indochina war in Lao PDR is divided into two periods. The first period was during the French occupation of Indochina from 1893-1954 and during the US occupation of Indochina from 1954-1975. The impacts on the people’s way of life of Lao PDR from the Indochina War between 1954 to the present can be divided into six aspects: mental aspects, social aspects, environmental aspects, economic aspects, cultural aspects, and educational aspects and are most noticeable in Xiangkhouang and Savannakhet.