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Richard Nixon And Vietnam
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Mylai Massacre
Cruelties perpetrated the innocent. A large amount of Americans were slaughtering the majority of the South Vietnamese hamlet in My Lai. -
Troops withdrawal
800 troops are withdrawn from Vietnam. U.S was starting to hand over responsibilities to Vietnam. -
Silent Majority Speech
Richard Nixon encourages the silent majority, people who are not letting their opinion be heard, to come and speak up! "And so tonight—to you, the great silent majority of my fellow Americans—I ask for your support." -
Vietnamization
Richard Nixon wanted to transfer all military responsibility to South Vietnam and remove all U.S Troops from involvement in the war. -
26th Amendment
This amendment was forced to have young men vote. The slogan "Old enough to fight, Old enough to vote", created tension and had the idea of young men not allowed to vote -
Christmas Bombing
The U.S dropped at least 20,000 tons of explosive on Hanoi, North Vietnam. Operation of the bombing was called Operation Linebac ker II. More than 1,000 Vietnamese died.