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7.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfzjGSRaBE4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfzjGSRaBE4  Top 30 songs of 1960s  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHDmrwzUOwo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHDmrwzUOwo  1960s fashion  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sF__TRVD3dQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sF__TRVD3dQ  Counter culture in 1960s

8. Nixon Elected President  Richard Nixon elected President in 1969 and started United States troop withdrawal  However, the Vietnam Conflict is still raging with American troop involvement http://goodaker.com/myPictures/richard- nixon-picture.jpg

9. Vietnamization  Henry Kissinger  National Security Adviser. Earned 3 Degrees from Harvard  Vietnamization  gradual withdrawal of US troops with having the South Vietnamese taking a more active roll in the Vietnam conflict  Over next 3 years, troop withdrawl from 500,000 to 25,000

10. Vietnamization http://www.olive- drab.com/images/nixon_arvn_civil_guard_tr aining_700.jpg http://carolynbaker.net/site/images/kissin ger.gif

11. Major Events  My Lai Massacre—Lt. Calley and his troops massacred innocent civilians in a small village—about 200 women, children, and elderly men  He was on a search and destroy mission

12. My Lai Massacre http://www.martinfrost.ws/htmlf iles/june2006/my_lai.jpg http://photos.travellerspoint.com/143081/m y-lai-calley.jpg

13. Major Events  Invasion of Cambodia  Nixon secretly ordered a massive bombing campaign of Cambodia, Loas, and North Vietnam  Goal  Gain US clout during peace negotiations  Result  1.5 million college students across 1,200 campus’s began to protest

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15. Major Events  Violence at Kent State University in Ohio  Massive student protests led to burning of ROTC building  National Guard called in and fired into the crowd killing 4 people  Crowd was throwing rocks  Does this constitute the military firing at the students?

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17. War comes to an End  America’s longest War ends on March 29, 1973  American death toll: 58,000 Americans  303,000 Americans were wounded 1,724 MIA as of 2/20/10 http://edfromct.files.wordpress.com/2009/0 4/vietnam-memorial.jpg

18. Compare to Iraq and Afghanistan Iraq Coalition Military Fatalities By Year YearUSUKOtherTotal 20034865341580 20048492235906 20058462328897 20068222921872 20079044710961 200831444322 200914910150 2010300030 Total44001791394718 Afghanistan Coalition Military Fatalities By YearUSUKOtherTotal 2001120012 20024931769 2003480957 2004521760 200599131131 2006983954191 20071174273232 20081555189295 200931610896520 20101414439224 Total10872894151791 http://www.icasualties.org/

19. End of War in Vietnam  1975 Saigon collapses and South Vietnam surrenders to the North  Vietnam is a United Country  About 2 million South and North Vietnamese died http://www.findingdulcinea.com/docroot/d ulcinea/fd_images/news/on-this- day/April/Saigon-Falls-to-Vietcong--Ending- Vietnam-War/news/0/image.jpg

20. Results in America  War Powers Act  American President must get Congress’s consent if sending American troops in an area for more than 90 days  Americans grew cynical of government  Still present today  Watergate

21. Nixon Resigns http://scrapetv.com/ News/News%20Page s/Politics/images- 2/Richard-Nixon- leaving-white- house.jpg

22. Exit Slip  Please fill out on a separate piece of paper and hand in before you leave class  1. What role did the American media have in the Vietnam War?  2. Why did America lose the Vietnam War?  3. Do you feel the Vietnam War could have been won by America? Why or why not please explain.