1. THE END OF THE VIETNAM WAR
CHAPTER 30, SECTION 5

2. VOCABULARY VIETNAMIZATION SILENT MAJORITY PENTAGON PAPERS
HENRY KISSINGER
KHMER ROUGE
WAR POWERS ACT

3. IMPORTANT DATES MARCH, 1968: THE MY LAI MASSACRE
1969: VIETNAMIZATION BEGINS
April, 1970: U.S. INVADES CAMBODIA
1971: THE PENTAGON PAPERS RELEASED
DEC., 1972: THE CHRISTMAS BOMBINGS
MARCH, 1973: U.S. COMBAT TROOPS LEAVE VIETNAM
NOV., 1973: WAR POWERS ACT PASSES
1975: FALL OF SAIGON & SOUTH VIETNAM

4. Lt. William Calley, U.S.A. (Below) & My Lai Village (Right)

5. WILLIAM CALLEY ON TIME MAGAZINE COVER, 1971

6. Charlie Company landing at My Lai, March 19, 1968

7. Charlie Company members in My Lai

9. Charlie Company member takes aim, My Lai, March 19, 1968

11. Dead civilians, My Lai, March 19, 1968

12. Charlie Company “WIA”, My Lain, March 19, 1968

13. Charlie Company members aid wounded child, My Lai, March 19, 1968

14. Warrant Officer Hugh Thompson, U. S
Warrant Officer Hugh Thompson, U.S. Army, Recipient - Distinguished Flying Cross

17. “THERE IS NOT A DAY THAT GOES BY THAT I DON’T FEEL REMORSE FOR WHAT HAPPENED THAT DAY IN MY LAI.”
WILLIAM CALLEY, AUGUST 19, 2009

18. DE-ESCALATION NOV., 1968: NIXON WINS ELECTION
HAD PROMISED TO GAIN “PEACE WITH HONOR” FOR THE U.S. = VIETNAMIZATION
1969: VIETNAMIZATION BEINGS
U.S. CREDIBILITY DAMAGED BY NEWS OF MY LAI MASSACRE (MARCH, 1968)
1970: ANTI-WAR PROTESTS REACH ALL-TIME HIGH
April, 1970: U.S. INVADES CAMBODIA: WHY?
NVA / VC USED CAMBODIA AS SANCTUARY
HO CHI MINH TRAIL USED PART OF CAMBODIA
PROTESTS BECOME MORE VIOLENT

19. Kent State Students protesting war burn down ROTC building on Campus
May, 1970 KENT STATE RIOT
Students protesting war burn down ROTC building on Campus
National Guard is called in
-Protestors start to throw rocks on at the National Guardsmen
-Soldiers open fire on protestors
9 wounded
4 killed
Damages Nixon’s Image

21. Ohio National Guard Approaches students at Kent State

25. “Peace With Honor” Meant to maintain US dignity in face of withdrawal.
Nixon did not want US to look bad on the world stage.
Even as US troops pulled out, Nixon increased bombing on N. Vietnam and Laos and Cambodia
“I call it the madmen theory…I want the North Vietnamese to believe I’ve reached the point where I might do anything to stop the war… -Richard Nixon

26. THE END OF THE WAR JUNE, 1971: PENTAGON PAPERS RELEASED
DEFINE: GOV’T. DOCUMENTS PROVING THAT LBJ ADMIN. HAD PLANNED TO SEND COMBAT TROOPS TO VIETNAM BEFORE 1964
DOCUMENTS RELEASED BY DANIEL ELLSBERG
DOCUMENTS CONVINCE MANY THAT GOV’T CAN’T BE TRUSTED
U.S. CONITNUES PEACE NEGOTIATIONS:
HENRY KISSINGER, NIXON’S NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR, HANDLES NEGOTIATIONS
JAN., 1973: PEACE NEGOTIATIONS SIGNED
MARCH, 1973: LAST U.S. COMBAT TROOPS LEAVE VIETNAM
S.VIETNAM / ARVN NOW HANDLE THE WAR
MARCH, 1975:
NVA CAPTURE SAIGON
S.VIETNAM FALLS
COMMUNISTS UNIFY VIETNAM / WIN WAR
FINAL RESULTS FOR U.S.:
KIA: 58,000
WIA: 360,000

27. Pres. Nixon
& Kissinger

29. 1973 U.S. Troops
Arrive in America
U.S. Troops after
hearing news of the
U.S. withdrawal

35. OTHER EFFECTS CAMBODIA: U.S. GOVERNMENT:
SIEZED BY EXTREMIST COMMUNISTS CALLED THE KHMER ROUGE
LED BY POL POT
KHMER ROUGE WANT TO MAKE CAMBODIA TOTAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY
WESTERNERS EXILED / CAMBODIANS FORCED INTO LABOR COMMUNES
: 3 MILLION CAMBODIANS KILLED
U.S. GOVERNMENT:
1973: WAR POWERS ACT PASSED
DEFINE:
PRES. MUST INFORM CONGRESS W/IN 48 HRS. OF SENDING COMBAT FORCES INTO HOSTILE AREA W/OUT DECLARATION OF WAR
PRES. MAY NOT KEEP COMBAT FORCES IN HOSTILE AREA MORE THAN 90 DAYS W/OUT CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL

39. VIETNAM WAR MEMORIAL, Washington, D.C.

41. VIETNAM MEMORIAL

42. Quiz Term for S. Vietnam taking over the fighting from the US?
Who leaked the Pentagon Papers?
Who negotiated peace deal with N. Vietnam?
College in Ohio where US National Guard shot student protestors.
Leader of the Khmer Rouge.