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compulsory draft implemented
From 1940 until 1973, during both peacetime and periods of conflict, men were drafted to fill vacancies in the armed forces which could not be filled through voluntary means. -
My lai massacre
the mass killing of 347 to 504 unarmed civilians -
silent majority
The term was popularized by U.S. President Richard Nixon in a November 3, 1969, speech in which he said, "And so tonight—to you, the great silent majority of my fellow Americans—I ask for your support." -
vietnamization
Nixon speeds up 'Vietnamization' of war, April 20, 1970. On this day in 1970, President Richard M. Nixon pledged to withdraw 150,000 more U.S. troops from South Vietnam in the next 12 months. These withdrawals, Nixon said, would be “based entirely on the progress” of a “Vietnamization” program. -
26th amendment
The 26th Amendment changed a portion of the 14th Amendment The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of age. -
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christmas bombings
Infuriated, President Nixon ordered plans drawn up for retaliatory bombings of North Vietnam. Linebacker II was the result. Beginning on December 18, American B-52s and fighter-bombers dropped over 20,000 tons of bombs on the cities of Hanoi and Haiphong -
withdrawal of troops
the us now supports small countries