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Vietnam War

The End of the War and Its Legacy. CHAPTER 30 SECTION 5. Pentagon Papers . 5. Pentagon Papers. Secret govt document history of US involvement in Vietnam War Written for Robert McNamara in 1967-681971 = leaked to public by former govt worker (Daniel Ellsberg)Revealed LBJ's desire for war , dishon

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Vietnam War

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    1. Vietnam War EISENHOWER, KENNEDY, JOHNSON, NIXON 1954-1973

    2. The End of the War and Its Legacy CHAPTER 30 SECTION 5

    3. Pentagon Papers 5

    4. Pentagon Papers Secret govt document history of US involvement in Vietnam War Written for Robert McNamara in 1967-68 1971 = leaked to public by former govt worker (Daniel Ellsberg) Revealed LBJ’s desire for war , dishonesty, lack of plan to end the war Confirmed belief that govt not been honest about its war intentions = increased the Credibility Gap

    5. Peace with Honor 5

    6. Peace with Honor Nixon’s goal in ending US involvement in Vietnam Vietnamization Gradual withdrawal of US troops & increased combat role for S. Vietnamese troops Alternative to Quick US withdrawal to Nixon immed. w/drawal = obvious defeat, damage US world rep, encourage Communists in Vietnam negotiate end keep S. Vietnam gov’t intact Very difficult to achieve Vietnamese refuse to back down American public eventually demand an end to the war

    7. My Lai Massacre 1968 US soldiers murdered unarmed Vietnamese civilians 300 + mostly old men, women , children Village of My Lai 1969 story broke in US Public outraged Reduced support for war

    8. Nixon and Vietnam 5

    9. Nixon and Vietnam Henry KISSINGER = National Security Advisor Began troop withdrawal & eventually ended US war in Vietnam Early 1970s = # of US troops decreased from 500,000 to 25,000 Slow withdrawal & increase in other war efforts = angered Americans Secretly ordered massive bombing raids in North Vietnam , Laos ,Cambodia Invasion of Cambodia w/o telling Congress

    10. Kent State University 5

    11. Kent State University 1970 – massive student protest Protestors burned ROTC building , threw rocks National Guard troops opened fire on crowd of protesting students 4 killed , 9 wounded Shocked public = decreased support for war

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