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The Vietnam warAMERICA’S INVOLVEMENT ANDS EXIT
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Pop Quiz
Did we enter the war completely at first
The president who began involvement in Vietnam
What was our main goal there for several years
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The domino theory
Idea that without intervention, we would lose more
countries to communism.
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The U.S. enters the war
Thought the war would last eight months
Believed out weapons would outmatch the V.C.
First war America got an un-edited look at
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Breaking down the war
Why did we leave?
In 10 groups we will each get a section of reading to
create a presentation.
Each group must have a visual aid.
Groups must fully describe their section.
You may make a ppt slide if you feel this would help
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VISUAL DISCOVERY
Getting Out of Vietnam
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Nixon’s Peace with Honor
War was not “winnable,” so troops should be withdrawn, but without damaging U.S. reputation
Strategy:
(1) Diplomacy: no more bombing if North Vietnamese troops leave and South Vietnam remains independent
(2) Vietnamization – South Vietnam would gradually take over conduct of the war
(3) Destroy communist bases in neighboring Cambodia and Laos by secret bombing raids and ground troops
Results: American troops were gradually reduced, but the enormously costly war continued
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Increased Protest at Home
My Lai Massacre – suspecting the village was a Viet Cong stronghold, U.S. soldiers kill 500 Vietnamese women, children, and old men
Antiwar demonstrations increased on city streets and college campuses dividing the nations
Kent State University shootings – the National Guard opened fire during a protest killing 4 students
Pentagon Papers – the NY Times published gov’t reports proving that the gov’t deceived the public about the war
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American Involvement Ends
In 1972, with only 6,000 American troops remaining in South Vietnam, North Vietnam invaded; failed when the U.S. unleashed bombers
Paris Peace Accords of 1972
Signed by the U.S., South Vietnam, North Vietnam, and the Viet Cong
Established a cease fire, kept the dividing line at the 17th
parallel, full withdrawal of U.S. troops, and release of all U.S. prisoners of war
Aftermath:
South Vietnam fell to communist North Vietnam in 1975
U.S. embassy in South Vietnam closed and evacuated
South Vietnamese sent to “reeducation camps” – hard labor
Over one million Vietnamese refugees