The Aftermath of the Vietnam War

1. Unit 7- The Vietnam War

2.  I. Talks of Peace
 A. Vietnamization- Plan devised by Nixon
 Withdraw US troops and turn war over to S
Vietnamese
 B. As troops are withdrawing, Nixon increases
bombing

3.  II. War Gets More Unpopular
 A. My Lai Massacre- US soldiers rape & murder
innocent civilians at a village near the border
 B. US invades Cambodia
 - Cut supply lines for Vietcong

4.  C. Kent State Massacre- Students at KS Ohio
protest the invasion of Cambodia
 National Guard shot live ammunition into
crowds of protesters
 - 4 killed, 9 wounded

5.  D. Congress repeals Gulf of Tonkin resolution
 Reduces President’s war powers
 E. Pentagon Papers- Gov’t documents leaked to
public that showed LBJ & Nixon lied about the war

6.  III. End of the War
 A. Last US troops left on March 28, 1973
 B. March 1975, NV invaded SV, President Ford
sent no troops
 SV surrendered- Fall of Saigon

7.  IV. Legacy of the Vietnam War
 A. 58K troops killed, 303K wounded
 B. Many returning soldiers not welcomed back
 C. Draft is over (Last one in US history)
 D. Longest war in US history- now Afghanistan

8.  E. People lost faith in the US Government
 F. Congress passed the War Powers Act
 - President can send troops for a maximum of 60
days with the approval of Congress