Lesson 3 The War Winds Down

By kierraray

  • Captured Saigon

    Captured Saigon
    North Vietnamese captured Saigon, South Vietnam's capital. They renamed the city Ho Chi Minh City.

  • Secretly Bombing

    Secretly Bombing
    Nixon increased air strikes against North Vietnam and began secretly bombing Vietcong. Neighboring Cambodia.

  • Invasion

    Invasion
    Nixon had announced that American troops had invaded Cambodia to destroy Vietcong bases.

  • Kent State University

    Kent State University
    Ohio National Guard soldiers armed with tear gases and rifles killing four students at Kent State University

  • Christmas Bombing

    Christmas Bombing
    To force North Vietnam to resume negotiations, Nixon ordered Christmas Bombing.

  • War Powers Act

    War Powers Act
    The Congress passed the War Powers Act as a way to reestablish some limits on executive power.

  • Peace in Vietnam

    Peace in Vietnam
    The warring sides signed an agreement "ending the war and restoring peace in Vietnam."

  • Domino Effect

    Domino Effect
    The peace did not last. Cambodia fell under the control of the communist group the Khmer Rouge.

  • Invasion

    Invasion
    In March 1975, North Vietnamese army invaded South Vietnam.

  • The War's Human Toll

    America paid a heavy price for its investments in Vietnam, far more than the estimated $173 billion in direct costs. About 58,000 young Americans died, and some 300,000 were injured. Estimated 1 million North Vietnamese and South Vietnamese soldiers died.