Consequences of:
The Vietnam
War
1955 to 1975
30.5 Homework Check
Negotiating to End Vietnam
1. Describe what the North Vietnamese and the United States wanted while
negotiating the end of the war.
Paris Peace Accords 1973
United States and South
Vietnam:
North Vietnam and the
Vietcong
1. North vacates South Vietnam
1. American withdrawal from
Vietnam
2. Recognition of the South
Vietnamese Government led by
Nguyen Van Thieu
2. Coalition government with the
inclusion of the National
Liberation Front (VC)
Getting Out of Vietnam…
2. Describe Vietnamization and the Nixon Doctrine.
Vietnamization
Process of ending US involvement in Vietnam by training and expanding “South
Vietnam’s… combat role, at the same time steadily reducing the number of U.S.
combat troops"
“Peace with Honor”
Change of plans… Nixon wants to negotiate an end to the war, not just end
American involvement.
The Nixon Doctrine
The United States would support and assist allies, but not bear the entire burden.
The Silent Majority
3. Who were the “silent majority” and what event in March, 1968, would
further divide them?
Silent Majority - U.S. citizens who supported President Nixon's policies but
who were not politically vocal, outspoken, or active: considered by him to
constitute a majority.
March 16th, 1968:
The My Lai Massacre
Getting Out of Vietnam…
4. Which nation did President Nixon invade in 1970? How did college students
react to this?
Getting Out of Vietnam…
5. T/F: The “hardhats” would agree with Hawks.
The Credibility Gap and Watergate
6. What were the Pentagon Papers?
What term is used to define the loss of faith in the government during Vietnam?
The Credibility Gap
The Pentagon Papers June, 1971
The Credibility Gap and Watergate
The Election of 1972
The Credibility Gap and Watergate
Watergate and the Fall of Nixon
"I am not a crook..."
1972-1973
The Watergate Scandal Explained
Nixon Leaving the White House
“Saigon has fallen…”
7. What happened on April 30th, 1975?
The Fall of Saigon - Report
The “Black Gash of Shame”
8. Why was the design for the Vietnam War Memorial criticized?
The Vietnam War Memorial
The Killing Fields
9. What effect would the bombing campaign, waged by President Nixon, have
on Cambodia in the long run?
The Effects of the Khmer Rouge and Pol Pot
Just Because…
10. Tim O’Brien served under Lieutenant…