Post on 02-Jan-2016
• President after LBJ
• Nixon announced troop withdrawals in 1969
• But, war continued for 5 more years
•Gradual withdrawal of US troops in order for the South Vietnamese to take a greater role
•April 30, 1970•US troops invade
Cambodia to clear out the North Vietnamese and Vietcong supply centers
• Kent State University (OHIO)
• May 4, 1970• Protest Cambodia
invasion• Burn ROTC building • National Guards fire
shots kill 4 and wounded 9
• AMERICANS: 58,000 killed; 303,000 wounded
• Americans: 15% (3.3 million soldiers developed PTSD
• North & South Vietnamese Deaths: 2 million
•Americans more cautious about their outlook on foreign affairs
•Americans more cynical about our Government
•North Vietnam takes over South Vietnam
• President must inform Congress within 48 hours of sending troops into a hostile area without a declaration of war
• Troops can stay no longer than 90 days unless Congress approves president’s actions or declares War
•HAWKS – would have won if employed more military power and blamed the antiwar movement for destroying American morale
•DOVES: Increased military force would have resulted in stalemate and the war in Vietnam may have led to military action from China or Soviet Union
•Chapter 24; Section 1•Section 1 Assessment (page
801)•Complete NUMBERS 1 and 2
(just complete the two-column chart for #2)