• 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)