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End of the Vietnam War

End of the Vietnam War. Timeline. Read “President Nixon and Vietnamization ,” “Trouble Continues on the Home Front,” and “America’s Longest War Ends” on pages 960-965 Create a timeline showing at least nine events important to the end of Vietnam War.

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End of the Vietnam War

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  1. End of the Vietnam War

  2. Timeline • Read “President Nixon and Vietnamization,” “Trouble Continues on the Home Front,” and “America’s Longest War Ends” on pages 960-965 • Create a timeline showing at least nine events important to the end of Vietnam War

  3. Summer of 1969: President Nixon announces troop withdrawals • Bombings in North Vietnam continued

  4. November of 1969: Americans learn of the My Lai Massacre • American soldiers rounded up and shot between 200 and 500 Vietnamese civilians • Helped fuel the antiwar movement in the US

  5. April 30, 1970: President Nixon announces that the US had invaded Cambodia • Done to cut the supply lines of the Vietcong • Did not ask Congress for permission • Inspired mass protests across the US

  6. May of 1970: riots occur at Kent State University • Protesting students burned down the ROTC building • The National Guard was called in and used live ammunition, wounding nine and killing four

  7. March of 1972, North Vietnam launches its largest attack on the South since Tet

  8. January, 1973: The US signs an agreement to end the war

  9. March, 1973: The last US combat troops leave Vietnam

  10. April, 1975: North Vietnamese forces capture Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam

  11. Major Events in the Vietnam War Answer the following questions based on the map • Approximately how many miles did the main part of the Ho Chi Minh trail cover? • Which country bordered North Vietnam on the North? • What city did the North Vietnamese capture that caused South Vietnam to surrender? • What city lies closest to the border between North and South Vietnam? • What country lies directly northwest of Saigon?

  12. SCR Practice • Guiding Question: What were the consequences of the Vietnam War? • Read “American Veterans Cope Back Home” on pages 965-966 • Come up with one main idea to answer the guiding question • Include the detailed evidence to support it

  13. SCR Practice • Guiding Question: What were the consequences of the Vietnam War? • Read “Further Turmoil in Southeast Asia” on page 966 • Come up with one main idea to answer the guiding question • Include the detailed evidence to support it

  14. SCR Practice • Guiding Question: What were the consequences of the Vietnam War? • Read “The legacy of Vietnam” on page 967 • Come up with one main idea to answer the guiding question • Include to detailed evidence to support it

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