The War Winds Down. Nixon Moves to End the War Henry Kissinger: special assistant for nat’l....
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The War Winds Down. Nixon Moves to End the War Henry Kissinger: special assistant for nat’l. affairs/U.S. diplomat LINKAGE – improve relations with USSR
Nixon Moves to End the War Henry Kissinger: special assistant
for natl. affairs/U.S. diplomat LINKAGE improve relations with USSR
and China to persuade them to cut back aid to N. Vietnam
Negotiations with N. Vietnam carried on over 4 years! Cease-fire?
How bout returning U.S. prisoners? Can S. Vietnam remain
democratic? -Henry Kissinger U.S. Negotiator Nice try, but I dont
think so. - Le Duc Tho N. Vietnamese Negotiator
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Nixon Moves to End the War VIETNAMIZATION: the gradual
withdrawal of U.S. troops while S. Vietnam assumed more of the
fighting - Nixon increased airstrikes on N. Vietnam to ensure
bargaining power as the war came to a close Lets remove 25,000
troops from Vietnambut remember, this is NOT surrender!
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Massacre at My Lai Spring, 1968 An American platoon massacred
200+ unarmed South Vietnamese civilians in the hamlet of My Lai
Most were women, old men, and children The commander who ordered
the attack went to prison for 3 years. Americans at home were
FURIOUS!
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How Did This Happen?
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Other War Images Reaching Home
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Kent State University May 4, 1970 1970 Nixon announces strikes
in Cambodia (widening the war) College students across the U.S.
hold peaceful protests Tragedy at Kent State University, Ohio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSCSRI4oa8M
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The Final Straw Nixon failed to tell Congress about the
invasion into Cambodia = Gulf of Tonkin Resolution repealed 1971
PENTAGON PAPERS leaked: revealed that many members of the previous
Johnson administration disapproved of the war revealed many of the
lies told to Congress and the American public MY BACK!
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The U.S. Pulls Out of Vietnam Nixon vows to end the war 1972
wins re-election! January 27, 1973 peace treaty is signed to end
the war, exchange all prisoners, and for the U.S. to remove all
troops Just as the last U.S. troops were being removed in 1975, N.
Vietnamese launched a full scale attack on the South All of Vietnam
was united under Communism - Saigon now called Ho Chi Minh
City
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Vietnams Legacy Cost to the U.S.Cost to Vietnam - $170+ billion
- Over 1,000,000 deaths - 58,000+ deaths - 300,000+ wounded - Deep
psychological scarring - Deep mistrust of the U.S. govt WAR POWERS
ACT: The President MUST inform Congress of troop commitment within
48 hrs.
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HOT POTATO REVIEW
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HOT POTATO RULES Hawks should form a circle. Doves should form
their own circle. EVERYONE should have a notecard and a pen/pencil
Pass the ball around your groups circle clockwise. When the music
stops, whoever is holding the ball must answer a question about the
Vietnam War Era. (no student may be chosen twice consecutivelythe
ball will pass to his/her left) If one team gets it wrong, the
other team gets a point. If both teams get it wrong, the turn is
over and we start again. If both teams get it right, you duel for
the point!
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HOT POTATO QUESTION #1 Nixon promoted the idea of
Vietnamization. What is Vietnamization.
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HOT POTATO QUESTION #2 Extended meetings or classes to discuss
social or political issues of Vietnam were called _________.
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HOT POTATO QUESTION #3 At which university did military police
fire on students? How many students died as a result?
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HOT POTATO QUESTION #4 What is the difference between Doves and
Hawks? Initially, which group was seen as unpatriotic and why?
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HOT POTATO QUESTION #5 Who was the U.S. diplomat/special
assistant to foreign affairs? What was his strategy called that
aimed to improve relations with USSR and China to persuade them to
cut back aid to N. Vietnam?
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HOT POTATO QUESTION #6 Which Democratic candidate for the 1968
election was assassinated by Sirhan Sirhan? Who won the election of
1968?
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HOT POTATO QUESTION #7 Jellied gasoline that explodes on impact
is called _____. _______ is a chemical that strips foliage, leaving
farmlands/forests as wasteland.
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HOT POTATO QUESTION #8 The U.S. military strategy in Vietnam
was _______. This means defeating enemy sources by slowly wearing
them down.
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HOT POTATO QUESTION #9 The turning point of the war was when
thousands of U.S. troops and S. Vietnamese were slaughtered on the
Vietnamese New Year. This battle is known as the ____________.
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HOT POTATO QUESTION #10 What did the War Powers Act do?
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HOT POTATO QUESTION #11 _____________ was the event in the
Spring of 1968 that resulted in an American platoon slaughtering
200+ unarmed South Vietnamese civilians in a hamlet village