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Title: Vietnam War Comes To An End


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Vietnam War Comes To An End
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Who was president when the war ended?
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  • Nixon

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  • The idea that U.S. forces would withdraw and S.
    Vietnam would take over more combat duties what
    was that called?

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  • Vietnamization

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  • Nixon started a secret bombing campaign against
    __________________ to reduce the flow of
    communist supplies to the Vietcong

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  • Ho Chi Minh Trail -- Cambodia

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  • Was Nixon a Hawk or a Dove?

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  • Hawk

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Who, What, When, Where, How, Why
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Who, What, Where, When, How, Why
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  • Classified government history of Americas
    involvement in Vietnam. The study revealed that
    leaders involved in the war didnt fully inform
    the American public and occasionally lied to
    Congress about what was going on. What was this
    study called?

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  • Pentagon Papers

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  • U.S. pulls out. Then in 1975 fighting between N.
    and S escalates. Vietnam is unified under one
    flag is it communist or non communist?

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  • Communist

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  • More than _________soldiers died in the war

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  • 58,000

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  • What were some problems the soldiers faced when
    they came back home?

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  • disrespect, physical, and psychological problems
    (PTSD)

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  • What did the War Powers Act do?

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  • President has to consult with Congress within 48
    hours of committing troops
  • Stop imperial presidency

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  • How did the Vietnam war make Americans view other
    foreign conflicts?

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  • Very leery of another Vietnam
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