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Who were the “silent MAJORITY”? How did they effect the election of ‘68?

BELL WORK. Who were the “silent MAJORITY”? How did they effect the election of ‘68? . 15.4. Nixon and vietnam. Nixon Bring Troops Home . Henry Kissinger National Security Advisor Use his diplomatic skills to end the conflict Changes to the Draft

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Who were the “silent MAJORITY”? How did they effect the election of ‘68?

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  1. BELL WORK Who were the “silent MAJORITY”? How did they effect the election of ‘68?

  2. 15.4 Nixon and vietnam

  3. Nixon Bring Troops Home • Henry Kissinger • National Security Advisor • Use his diplomatic skills to end the conflict • Changes to the Draft • College students could not longer contain deferments • Promises to eliminate draft in the future • Vietnamization • - South Vietnam to more active role • - Increased Bombing • +Cambodia and Laos • -Kept Secret

  4. Renewed Opposition • 1969 • 300,000 people took part in antiwar protest in Washington • Peace Talks • Kissinger meets with NV in Paris • NV adopt a wait-and-see attitude • Nixon’s Response • “North Vietnam cannot defeat or humiliate the United States” • Cambodia Civil War • U.S. Troops destroy communist bases in Cambodia

  5. Kent State and Jackson State • Student Protestors at both school are shot and killed • Pentagon Papers • Daniel Ellsberg • Leaks info to NYT • Documents contain: • Decisions made w/out congress approval • Deception by LBJ administration

  6. Peace and Legacy • Paris Peace Accords • United States to pull its remaining troops out of country (1973) • 1975 North Vietnam attacks South Vietnam • Remaining Americans and some Vietnamese flee • SV Capitol falls, no named Ho Chi Minh

  7. Impact of War • 1 million Vietnamese • 58,000 American Troops dead; 300,000 wounded • 150 billion dollars • No hero’s welcome home

  8. Bell Work • What were some things that Nixon did when he first came to office that made him so popular? List at least 3. Use your notes.

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