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Page 1: Nixon’s War: Vietnamization Thinking Skill: Explicitly assess the success of the Vietnamization strategy and draw conclusions as to consequences

Nixon’s War: Vietnamization

Thinking Skill: Explicitly assess the success of the Vietnamization strategy and draw conclusions as to consequences

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Seeks “Peace with Seeks “Peace with Honor” in exiting Honor” in exiting

Vietnam…Vietnam…

Nixon narrowly wins 1968 election, hails “Silent Majority” …the un-poor, un-black, un-young

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Secret war expands to Cambodia…

• April 1970 ground invasion of Cambodia

• “Root out” NVA • Destabilization

allowed for communist Khmer Rouge takeover

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Bombing in Cambodia

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Kent State May 4Kent State May 4thth 1970 1970

4 killed, 11 wounded by 4 killed, 11 wounded by National Guard troops National Guard troops

OhioOhio by Neil Young by Neil Young

““Tin Soldiers and Nixon Tin Soldiers and Nixon coming, coming,

We’re finally on our own.We’re finally on our own.

This summer I hear the This summer I hear the drumming,drumming,

Four dead in Ohio…”Four dead in Ohio…”

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May 4May 4thth, 1970: Kent State University, 1970: Kent State University

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My Lai Massacre My Lai Massacre

•March 16, 1968 March 16, 1968 (published Nov. 1969; details (published Nov. 1969; details uncovered in 1971)uncovered in 1971)

•Lt. William Calley led mass Lt. William Calley led mass killing of Vietnamese killing of Vietnamese civilianscivilians

•350 mostly women, 350 mostly women, children, elderly menchildren, elderly men

•Convicted & sentenced Convicted & sentenced to life in prison to life in prison

•Sentence commuted by Sentence commuted by President Nixon in 1974President Nixon in 1974

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The The NY Times NY Times Pentagon Papers revealed secret invasion of Cambodia Pentagon Papers revealed secret invasion of Cambodia

……Protesters horrified; Vietnamization emerged as official U.S. policyProtesters horrified; Vietnamization emerged as official U.S. policy

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US troops begin to pull out of Vietnam…

January 1973 Paris Peace Accords…

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On January 27, 1973 the Paris Peace accords were signed

North Vietnamese forces invaded Saigon on April 29, 1975.

The Vietnam War was over; will the dominoes begin to fall?

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Tensions surrounded Vietnam Veterans through 1980s…

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Maya Lin

Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Wall

Nov. 1982

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For Discussion…

Examine the political cartoon titled “Who Lost Vietnam?” on page 871 of your reading packet. What is the message? Do you agree?

Did the US lose the Vietnam War? Why/why not?

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Other notable movements that emerged in the late 1960s…Other notable movements that emerged in the late 1960s…

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Black Power Black Power at the at the OlympicsOlympics

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