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22.5 Ending Vietnam

22.5 Ending Vietnam. An unpopular War. Nixon and his advisor Henry Kissinger wanted “ Vietnamization ” Make the South Vietnamese take over the fight But non-stop bomb the North Vietnamese too Nixon thought the “silent majority” of Americans agreed with him. An unpopular War.

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22.5 Ending Vietnam

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  1. 22.5 Ending Vietnam

  2. An unpopular War • Nixon and his advisor Henry Kissinger wanted “Vietnamization” • Make the South Vietnamese take over the fight • But non-stop bomb the North Vietnamese too • Nixon thought the “silent majority” of Americans agreed with him

  3. An unpopular War • The My Lai massacre (over 200 innocents brutally murdered by us) infuriated Americans • Nixon began bombing Laos & Cambodia too • To hit hiding Vietcong • His April 1970 announcement that we invaded those countries set college student to protest

  4. An Unpopular War

  5. An unpopular War • May 4, 1970 four students were killed at Kent State by members of the National Guard • Nat. Guard was there to handle rioting/protesting students • @ Jackson State (Mississippi), 2 more students were killed days later

  6. An unpopular War • Bombings of Laos & Cambodia also convinced Congress to take away the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution • The Pentagon Papers, leaked to the NY Times, showed Americans that their govt. wasn’t fully honest about the war

  7. The end at last • Nixon tried to secure peace before his 1972 re-election… • …Despite the fact he continued to bomb the North • After more bombing, he signed a peace agreement in Jan 1973 • We pulled out in March 1973, they fought until 1975 when the commies won

  8. The end at last • 58,000 Americans killed, 303,000 wounded • Over 2 million total Vietnamese dead • Our main concern as Americans was our death toll, not their dead • Many vets came home to no warm welcome • Americans weren’t proud of this war…

  9. The End At Last • After we left, both Cambodia and Vietnam experienced brutal communist dictatorships • The War Powers Act put restrictions on the President when he/she sends troops to battle • He/she has to inform Congress quickly • Vietnam also saw the end of the draft

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