Vietnam+The+End+of+War


 * **NIXON AND VIETNAM**


 * Nixon's Vietnam policy -** __Vietnamization__ **- the policy for winding down the war**
 * troops were withdrawn, training and equipment was given to South Vietnamese, by 1972, only 24,200 troops remained
 * The Viet Cong continued to be supplied through the __ Ho Chi Minh Trail __
 * However, bombing raids increased, hurting the supply lines of North Vietnam - the bombing expanded to other countries - __ Laos __ and __ Cambodia __
 * U.S. ground forces invaded Cambodia in spring 1970 – this led to more opposition
 * May 4, 1970 - __ Kent State University __

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__ Peace __ **talks -1972 - between Henry Kissinger and Le Duc Tho**

In July, word leaked that Henry Kissinger had been meeting privately in Paris with the North Vietnamese Foreign Secretary
 * in October, only days before the election, Kissinger announced that " __Peace is at hand.__ "
 * several weeks later, after the election, talks broke down again
 * January 27, 1973 - agreement on ending the war and restoring __peace__ in Vietnam
 * U.S. troops leave Vietnam, POW's released, cease-fire between the North and South

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 * [[image:turningpoints/usnp003.jpg caption="usnp003.jpg"]] || = THE FALL OF SAIGON  =
 * North Vietnam military attacks
 * Saigon falls
 * Vietnam is reunited under communism

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 * The Legacy of Vietnam**


 * In Southeast Asia:**
 * 1.5 million __Vietnamese__ deaths
 * countless Vietnamese civilians wounded, homeless
 * __ Agrarian __ society in shambles
 * Southeast Asia left highly unstable
 * __ Cambodia __ fell to communism after terror


 * In America: America Copes**
 * __ 58,000+ __ Americans killed
 * __ 365,000 __ wounded
 * __ $150 __ billion in direct costs
 * U.S. attempts to come to grips with a "loss" - blow to __ self-esteem __

__ War power pact - __
 * Several major U.S. changes as a result of the conflict**
 * government abolished the__ draft __, which had stirred up so much of the antiwar sentiment
 * altered American Foreign Policy - risks are considered, because no one wants another Vietnam
 * overall cynicism in Americans about their government and their political leaders -

The **Disillusionment** of those who served __ Veterans __ **extended a cold hand**
 * **some veterans suffered from** __ stress __
 * many citizens __ embittered __ toward government
 * entire __ generation __ of Americans was affected


 * [[image:http://img2.imagesbn.com/images/113970000/113976356.JPG caption="external image 113976356.JPG"]] || **WHAT IS THE LEGACY OF VIETNAM? WHAT DO YOU THINK?**

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__[|Nixon and Vietnam]__

__[|Ho Chi Minh Trail]__

__[|Death By National Guard]__

__[|Bombization]__

__[|Pentagon Papers]__

__[|Peace Is At Hand]__

__[|January 27, 1973]__

__[|Prisoners Come Home]__

__[|1975 Fall Of Saigon]__

__[|Disillusion]__

__[|Stereotype Of Vietnam Veterans]__

__[|Vietnam Veterans Finally Respected When Wall Is Built]__

__[|Obama’s Vietnam Newsweek]__