The+End+of+Vietnam


 * Vietnamization-** Nixon's policy for winding down the war

-hurt supply lines of North Vietnam -bombing expanded to other places
 * Bombing raids increased:**

-U.S. ground forces invaded Cambodia in Spring 1970 -protest increased (Kent State University, 4 killed) -Nixon loses support form congress
 * U.S. Invades:**

-what the government did and what it told the people were two totally different things -New York times wants to print the story and is allowed by SC
 * The Pentagon Papers:**

-"Peace is at Hand" -Nixon wins re-election
 * Peace Talks 1972:**

-agreement reached on ending the war and restoring peace in Vietnam -POW were asked to come back but there is question today if all were returned
 * Jan. 27, 1973:**

North Vietnam military attacks Saigon falls Vietnam is reunited under communism
 * 1975:**

+SE Asia+ -1.5 million Vietnamess deaths -countless vietnamese ciivlians wounded, homless -agrarian society in shambles
 * The Legacy of the War:**

++Polpot++

-58,000 Americans Killed -365,000 wounded -$150 billion in direct costs -U.S. attempts to come to grips with a "loss" -blow to self-esteem
 * America Copes:**

-Government abolishes the draft -war powers act- curb the power of the president -altered American foreign policy
 * Major changes as a result of the war:**

-Veterans extended a cold hand -some Veterans suffered from stress -many citizens embittered toward government -entire generation of Americans is affected
 * Disillusionment:**

__**+Legacy is extremely powerful and strong+**__