Democratic Convention in Chicago, 1968
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Democratic Convention in Chicago, 1968
Student Protestors
at Univ. of CA in Berkeley, 1968
Anti-War Demonstrations
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Anti-War Demonstrations
z May 4, 1970
z 4 students shot dead.
z 11 students wounded
Kent State University
z Jackson StateUniversity
z May 10, 1970z 2 dead; 12
wounded
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Nixon on Vietnam
z Nixon’s 1968 Campaign promised an end to the war: Peace with HonorP Appealed to the great
“Silent Majority”z Vietnamizationz Expansion of the
conflict The “Secret War”P CambodiaP Laos
z Agent Orange(chemical defoliant)
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“Pentagon Papers,” 1971
z Former defense analyst Daniel Ellsbergleaked govt. docs. regarding war efforts during Johnson’s administration to the New York Times.
z Docs. Govt. misled Congress & Amer. People regarding its intentions in Vietnam during mid-1960s.P Primary reason for fighting not to
eliminate communism, but to avoid humiliating defeat.
P New York Times v. United States (1971) *
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The Ceasefire, 1973
z Peace is at hand Kissinger, 1972P North Vietnam attacks SouthP Most Massive U.S. bombing
commences
z 1973: Ceasefire signed between P U.S., South Vietnam, & North
Vietnam
z Peace with honor (President Nixon)
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Peace Negotiations
z US & Vietnamese
argue for 5 months over the size of theconferencetable!
Dr. Henry Kissinger & Le Duc Tho
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The Ceasefire, 1973
z Conditions:1.U.S. to remove all troops2.North Vietnam could leave
troops already in S.V.3.North Vietnam would
resume war4.No provision for POWs or
MIAsz Last American troops left South
Vietnam on March 29, 1973z 1975: North Vietnam defeats South
Vietnamz Saigon renamed Ho Chi Minh City
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The Fall of Saigon
South Vietnamese Attempt to Flee the Country
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The Fall of Saigon
America Abandons Its Embassy
April 30, 1975
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The Fall of Saigon
North Vietnamese at the Presidential Palace
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Formerly Saigon
A United Vietnam
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The Costs
1. 3,000,000 Vietnamese killed2. 58,000 Americans killed;
300,000 wounded3. Under-funding of Great Society
programs4. $150,000,000,000 in U.S.
spending5. U.S. morale, self-confidence,
trust of government, decimated
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The Impact
z 26th Amendment: 18-year-olds votez Nixon abolished the draft
all-volunteer armyz War Powers Act, 1973 ٭
P President must notify Congress within 48 hours of deploying military force
P President must withdraw forces unless he gains Congressional approval within 90 days
z Disregard for Veterans seen as “baby killers”
z POW/MIA issue lingered
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Some American POWs Returned from the “Hanoi Hilton”
Senator John McCain(R-AZ)
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2,583 American POWs / MIAs
still unaccounted for today.
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If we have to fight, we will fight. You will kill ten of our men and we will kill one of yours, and in the end it will be you who tires of it.
Andin the End….
Ho Chi Minh:
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The Vietnam Memorial,
Washington, D.C.
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Memorial to US Servicemen in
Vietnam
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Memorial to US Nurses in Vietnam
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58,000