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 * **NIXON AND VIETNAM**


 * Nixon's Vietnam policy - [|Vietnamization] - the policy for winding down the war**
 * troops were withdrawn, training and equipment was given to South Vietnamese, by 1972, only 24,200 troops remained
 * The Viet Cong continued to be supplied through the the Ho Chi Minh Trail
 * However, bombing raids increased, hurting the supply lines of North Vietnam - the bombing expanded to other countries - Cambodia and Laos
 * U.S. ground forces invaded Cambodia in spring 1970 – this led to more opposition
 * May 4, 1970 - The National Guard fired into a crowed of protesters at [|Kent State University] killing 4 and wounding 9.




 * Peace talks -1972 - between Henry Kissinger and Le Duc Tho**

In July, word leaked that Henry Kissinger had been meeting privately in Paris with the North Vietnamese Foreign Secretary
 * in October, only days before the election, Kissinger announced that "Peace is at Hand"
 * several weeks later, after the election, talks broke down again
 * January 27, 1973 - agreement on ending the war and restoring peace with honor in Vietnam
 * U.S. troops leave Vietnam, POW's released, cease-fire between the North and South

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North Vietnam military attacks, Saigon falls. Vietnam is reunited under communism.
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 * The Legacy of Vietnam **


 * In Southeast Asia: **
 * 1.5 million Vietnamese deaths
 * countless Vietnamese civilians wounded, homeless
 * agrarian society in shambles
 * Southeast Asia left highly unstable
 * Cambodia fell to communism after terror


 * In America: America Copes **
 * 58,000 Americans killed
 * 365,000 wounded
 * 150 billion in direct costs
 * U.S. attempts to come to grips with a "loss" - blow to self-esteem


 * Several major U.S. changes as a result of the conflict **
 * government abolished the draft, which had stirred up so much of the antiwar sentiment
 * [|War Powers Act]- curb the power of the President for making war - US forces are sent into a hostile area without a declaration of war - the troops may only stay there 90 days unless Congress approves of the action and/or declares war
 * altered American foreign policy - risks are considered, because no one wants another Vietnam
 * overall cynicism in Americans about their government and their political leaders -

The ** Disillusionment ** of those who served
 * veterans **extended a cold hand**
 * **some veterans suffered from** stress
 * many citizens embittered toward government
 * entire population of Americans was affected


 * [[image:http://img2.imagesbn.com/images/113970000/113976356.JPG caption="external image 113976356.JPG"]] || **WHAT IS THE LEGACY OF VIETNAM? WHAT DO YOU THINK?**

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