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Think About. Should a government seek to end an unpopular war? If so, what ’ s the best way to do so?. Fortunate Son (1969). Some folks are born made to wave the flag, Ooh, theyre red, white and blue. And when the band plays hail to the chief, Ooh, they point the cannon at you, lord,

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Think About

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  1. Think About • Should a government seek to end an unpopular war? If so, what’s the best way to do so?

  2. Fortunate Son (1969) Some folks are born made to wave the flag, Ooh, theyre red, white and blue. And when the band plays hail to the chief, Ooh, they point the cannon at you, lord, It aint me, it aint me, I aint no senators son, son. It aint me, it aint me; I aint no fortunate one, no,

  3. Fortunate Son (1969) Some folks are born silver spoon in hand, Lord, don’t they help themselves, oh. But when the taxman comes to the door, Lord, the house looks like a rummage sale, yes, It aint me, it aint me, I aint no millionaires son, It aint me, it aint me; I aint no fortunate one, no.

  4. Fortunate Son (1969) Some folks inherit star spangled eyes, Ooh, they send you down to war, lord, And when you ask them, how much should we give? Ooh, they only answer more! more! more! yoh, It aint me, it aint me, I aint no military son, son. It aint me, it aint me; I aint no fortunate one, one.

  5. Nixon and The Vietnam War

  6. Election of 1968: Republicans Richard Nixon Moderate, Cold Warrior Nelson Rockefeller Liberal, Anti-war Ronald Reagan Conservative

  7. Election of 1968: Republicans Spiro Agnew, Governor of Maryland is chosen as VP running mate

  8. Election of 1968: Democrats Hubert Humphrey Johnson’s VP Eugene McCarthy Sen. From Minnesota Antiwar

  9. Ed Muskie, Senator from Maine, Environmentalist, chosen as VP candidate

  10. Election of 1968: Independent George Wallace, Democrat, forms American Independent Party to slow desegregation

  11. 1968: Results

  12. Vietnamization • Nixon says he has “secret plan” to end war • Plan: • US reduces ground forces, giving over more and more responsibility to SV • US increases air campaign • Known as “Vietnamization”

  13. Politics of Polarization • Spiro Agnew is Nixon’s “hatchet man” • Called protestors “un-American” • Claimed media bias

  14. The Silent Majority And so tonight-- to you, the great silent majority of my fellow Americans-- I ask for  your support.  I pledged in my campaign for the Presidency to end  the war in a way that we could win the peace. I have initiated a plan of action which will enable me to keep that pledge.  The more support I can have from the American people, the sooner that pledge can be redeemed; for the more divided we are at home, the less likely, the enemy is to negotiate at Paris.  Let us be united for peace. Let us also be united against defeat. Because let us understand: North Vietnam cannot defeat or humiliate the United States. Only Americans can do that. -- Pres. Nixon, Nov. 3, 1969

  15. Expanding the War • Nixon orders air force to bomb targets in Cambodia and Laos • Ho Chi Minh trail used to move troops and supplies from North to South • Expansion of war into neutral countries angers many in US

  16. OhioCrosby, Stills, Nash and Young (1970) Tin soldiers and Nixon coming,We're finally on our own.This summer I hear the drumming,Four dead in Ohio.Gotta get down to itSoldiers are cutting us downShould have been done long ago.What if you knew herAnd found her dead on the groundHow can you run when you know? Gotta get down to itSoldiers are cutting us downShould have been done long ago.What if you knew herAnd found her dead on the groundHow can you run when you know?Tin soldiers and Nixon coming,We're finally on our own.This summer I hear the drumming,Four dead in Ohio.

  17. Kent StateUniversityMay 4, 1970 • Protest against expanding war into Cambodia • Ohio National Guard kills 4 students • 2 not part of protest • Public divided

  18. Pentagon Papers • Secret Dept. of Defense history of Vietnam War in 1960s • Leaked to NY Times • People lose trust

  19. End of War • Even though US forces were reduced, Nixon continued war until 1973 • 1972: Christmas Bombings • Nixon orders bombing of NV cities • Nixon feels pressure to settle and get out • Paris Peace Agreement, January 23, 1973

  20. The Fall of Saigon • April 30, 1975 • US Diplomats try to evacuate as many SV staff workers as possible, right up until NV troops take city • SV basically abandoned to North • The end of the war

  21. Think About • Did the US lose the war in Vietnam? Why or why not?

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