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1968: A Tumultuous Year

1968: A Tumultuous Year. Section 4. Objective: Time, Continuality, & Change. Identify: The Tet Offensive Robert Kennedy Eugene McCarthy Understand: The change in public opinion Why Johnson declined the Presidency. The Tet offensive. Vietnam’s Version of New Years Eve

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1968: A Tumultuous Year

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  1. 1968: A Tumultuous Year Section 4

  2. Objective: Time, Continuality, & Change • Identify: • The Tet Offensive • Robert Kennedy • Eugene McCarthy • Understand: • The change in public opinion • Why Johnson declined the Presidency

  3. The Tet offensive • Vietnam’s Version of New Years Eve • January 30th • Called Tet • Large festival • Many funerals were held • These Coffins were filled with weapons • The offensive Lasted a month • 100 South Vietnamese towns were attacked • US forces eventually victorious

  4. Lyndon Johnson/Robert Kennedy • Member of the Democratic party • Anti-war coalition led by Robert Kennedy • Following Tet it began to garner attention • Kennedy announced he would run against Johnson • March 31st 1968 • Johnson announces he will seek negotiations to end the war • Also states he will not return as president • June 5th 1968 • Robert Kennedy is assassinated

  5. The End of the War and its Legacy Secion 5

  6. Time, Continuality, & Change • Identify: • Richard Nixon • Vietnamization • Silent Majority • My Lai • Pentagon Papers • Understand • How the Vietnam War changed the way we view government • Understand why the War Powers Act was passed

  7. Richard Millhous Nixon • Elected on the promise to end the conflict in 1968 • Began to pull out troops • Began to escalate bombings • Invaded Cambodia to root out the Vietcong • Reelected in 1972 (America Still at war)

  8. Vietnamization • Gradual withdrawal of US troops • Turn over control of defense to South Vietnam troops • From 1969 to 1972 American troops drop • from 500,000 to less than 25,000

  9. Silent majority • Nixon Believed that the majority of Americans supported the war • Afraid to voice their feelings due to the anti war movement • Mostly Moderate, Mainstream Americans

  10. “I poured four clips into the group… The mothers were hugging their children… Well, we kept right on firing.” - Private Paul Meadlo My Lai • Small Vietnamese village • Civilians massacred by US troops • Approximately 200 civilians were killed • Troops insisted they were blameless as: • “they only followed orders” • 25 Army officers were charged but only one was convicted • He served 3 years under house arrest

  11. Kent State University • May 4th, 1970 • 9 people wounded • 4 killed • Students had been protesting for days • Burned down the ROTC Building • Rioted in downtown kent • Mayor called in the National Guard • Opened fire on the protestors • Rioters had thrown rocks and verbally abused them

  12. Invasion of Cambodia/ Pentagon papers • Nixon Invades Cambodia as he promises to draw down troops • Enrages college students • Pentagon Papers • Report done in 1968 under Lyndon Johnson that contradicts many things he said as president. • Really harms Americans faith in the government.

  13. 1973 • Nixon makes one final push in the fall of 1972 • Ramps up bombing • Draws down troops • January 27th, 1973 America signs the agreement to restore peace to Vietnam • March 29th 1973 The last combat troops leave Vietnam

  14. Fall of Saigon • While the US pulls out the war rages on and in 1975 North Vietnam launches an all out invasion of the south • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hz276uryS4s

  15. The Legacy • The War Powers Act • President must inform congress within 48 hours of sending men overseas • Troops can only remain for 90 days without congress’ approval

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