Vietnam+The+End

=vietnam the end= -Nixon promised peace with honor in Vietnam - withdraw of 60,000 american ground troops - vietnamization- policy for winding down the war -training and equipment of Vietnam soldiers -increase bombing rates -extend bombing to laos and cambodia to hurt VC supply lines - Nixon wants to prove to the enemy that he would do anything to end this war with peace and honor. - US group forces invade cambodia in 1970 - at kent state university protest 4 people are killed by US - Nixon looses public support -Gulf of tonkin resolution repealed - Found out that the US gov. was stretching the truth about the war - Nixon VS. New York Times - Peace talks between Henry Kissinger and Le Duc Tho - Kis. says peace is at hand - Because of that Nixon is reelected - peace tie break off and US does much more bombing - 1973 it is announced that the war in Vietnam was ended, peace with honor. - paris peace core in 73 - the Vietnam were suppose to give up POW - Still a feeling that there are POW in VIetnam (people never found) - Nation really celebrated the POWs coming home - but the North Vietnamese never left South - in 75 north invaded south and they were reunited under communism - 58000 americans killed - Us attempts to cope with the the loss of war - -Draft is gone - War powers act (curb the Pres. powers) - altered american foreign policy -Veterans were extended a cold hand - Some vets suffered from stress - many citizens were bitter to the Gov.