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massacre of the unarmed South Vietnamese civilians
Happened in the spring. Majority of the victims were old men, women, and children. Platoon under the command of Lieutenant William Calley was the one who massacred -
Nixon reduced soilders
25,000 Soldiers were withdrew by Nixon -
Invasion in Cambodia
American troops wants to destroy Vietcong bases so they invaded cambodia -
Kent State University
four students at Kent State University were killed by rifles and tear gases by nation guards -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
This gave the president almost complete power in directing war conflicts and congress didn't want the presidents to control the war -
Air Raids
This was to force North Vietnam to resume negotiations -
War Power Act
This was a way to limited some executive powers -
President Ford
Vietnam had profound effect on America so he declared “The lessons of the past in Vietnam,” -
Domino Theory Effects
Khmer Rouge was a group that ran communism and cambodia fell under it -
Vietnam memorial
This represented the veterans that were killed in the war