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Vietnam: The End

Vietnam: The End. By: Alexander racer Drainville. Vietnamization. Nixon and National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger It was the gradual withdrawal of U.S troops from South Vietnam This was to have South Vietnam take on a more active combat role in the war. Invasion of Cambodia.

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Vietnam: The End

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  1. Vietnam: The End By: Alexander racer Drainville

  2. Vietnamization • Nixon and National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger • It was the gradual withdrawal of U.S troops from South Vietnam • This was to have SouthVietnam take on a more active combat role in the war

  3. Invasion of Cambodia • It was to clear out North Vietnamese and Vietcong supply centers • “If when the chips are down, the worlds most powerful nations act like a pitiful, helpless giant, the forces of totalitarianism and anarchy with threaten free nation…”-President Nixon

  4. War Powers Act • Passed in November 1973 • A President must inform Congress within 48 hours of sending troops into a hostile area without a declaration of war • The force can’t stay any longer than 90 days unless Congress declares otherwise

  5. Pentagon Papers • 7000 page document discussing war issues for defense secretary Robert McNamara from 1967-68 • Talked about entry into the war although President Lyndon Johnson said he would not send troops • The paper inquired how the Vietnamese would never give up and we should enter

  6. Paris Peace Accords • Held in Paris 1968 • Cease-fire was called in October 1972 • Kissinger stopped bombings proclaiming “Peace was at hand”

  7. Fall of Saigon • Cease-fire was broken after the U.S troops left • March 1975 North Vietnam held full scale invasion on South Vietnam • Thieu asked for help but the U.S only offered economic aid • April 30, 1975 North Vietnamese tanks rolled into Saigon and took the city • South Vietnam surrendered shortly after

  8. Lessons Learned • No more draft, it had only stirred a lot of anti-war sentiment • Curb Presidents war-making powers-War powers act • Change in foreign policy-consider risks and own interests before deciding to go into war

  9. Works Cited • The Americans, McDougal little • Pbs.org/wgbh/amex/honor/peopleevents/e_paris.html • http://www.lonelyplanet.com/maps/asia/cambodia/ • http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/8227173/Henry-Kissinger-apologises-for-gas-chamber-comment.html • http://news.bbc.co.uk/aboutbbcnews/hi/news_update/newsid_3853000/3853853.stm

  10. Works Cited • http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=242200397

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