Nixon

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Nixon Vietnam

• 11.1 US History
• The Seventies

Ms. Ramos
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Vietnamization Peace with honor
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Peace with honor

• Reduction of US troops
• US train Vietnamese troops
• Bomb while Kissinger (NSA) negotiate

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Kissinger negotiation

• Stalled anti-war mvmt
• US NV out of SV
• NV US out Thieu govt replaced

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Problems with Vietnamization
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Problems with Vietnamization

• SV not trusting or loyal to the corrupt Thieu
  government
  
• Antiwar demonstrations in America

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Silent Majority

• Nixon speech Nov 1969
• Plan to end war
• Received many letters telegrams of support
• Silent Majority excerpt

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My Lai Massacre

• William Calley tried for killing Vietnamese
  civilians
  
• Inhumanity

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Invasion of Cambodia

• Nixon-1970
• Perceived as expansion of war

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Kent State

• Four students killed by National Guard

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Pentagon Papers

• Secret Documents
• Daniel Ellsberg in 1971
• Revealed gov had consistently deceived

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Winter Soldier Investigation Jan 1971

• Sponsor Vietnam Vets Against the War
• Testimony of soldiers about war crimes being
  committed
  
• Link to audio

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End of War
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End of War

• Kissinger and N. Vietnamese (Le Duc Tho) reached
  agreement in October 1972

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End cont

• Peace is at hand
• Nixon won re- election
• N. Vietnam refused to negotiate

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Christmas Bombing

• Hanoi Haiphong

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Agreement

• If N. Vietnamese tried to take over S. Vietnam,
  US would respond with full force
  
• N. Vietnam agreed in early 1973- US out

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Paris Peace Agreement

• U.S removed all troops
• 560 U.S P.O.W.s repatriated
• N. Vietnam maintained troops in the South

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• Thieu was forced to sign
• U.S would provide Thieu assistance
• Considered to be disguised retreat

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1975 NV overtake SV

• Unified country
• US did nothing

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Impact of Vietnam War
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Impact of Vietnam

• 58,000 US killed
• Destroyed Great Society
• Debt-recession
• Credibility Prestige

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• War Powers Act
• President must justify sending troops overseas
  w/I 90days
  

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• Lessons learned from War
• Must have
• Clear objective
• Public support