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Turmoil at home continues
late 1969 americans learned that in spring of 1968 american platoon massacred unarmed south vietnamese civilians in the hamlet of My Lai. -
Nixon moves to end the war
nixon appoints Henry Kissinger to improve relations with the Soviet Union and China to stop aiding North Vietnam to help end the war. He also talked to North Vietnam's representative Le Duc Tho -
Nixon moves to end the war
Nixon began vietnamization, the process of withdrawling U.S. troops while South Vietnamese troops kept fighting -
Bombing Vietcong in neighboring Cambodia
While Nixon was withdrawling U.S. troops out of the fight he was secretly bombing Vietcong supply line in Cambodia -
Invasion on Cambodia
April 1970 Nixon accounced that american troops have invaded Cambodia to destroy Vietcong bases. Many believed this expanded the war and there was no reason. This would spark protests. -
Kent University protest
Ohio National Guard went to Kent State armed with tear gas and rifles. They would open fire on the students killing 4 kids and two days later police would kill 2 students at Jackson State College in Mississippi -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Congress wanted to end the President control of the war. Congress would repeal the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution which had given the president nearly complete power in directing conflicts at war -
Christmas Bombing
when North Vietnam resumed negotiations Nixon began the most destructive air raids of the war known as Christmas bombing. B-52s dropped thousands of tons of bombs for 11 straight days on North Vietnamese. January 27th 1973 an agreement was made -
The Domino Effect
Cambodia fell under a communist group named Khmer Rouge. In march North Vietnamese would attack South Vietnam, when Gerald Ford asked for funds Congress said no. April 30th North Vietnamese captured Saigon South Vietnam's capital and renamed it Ho Chi Minh City. -
The Wars Human Toll
Around 58,000 young americans died and around 300,000 were injured. American spent around 173 billion dollars were spent in the war. A lot of people say this war remained unresolved. A Vietnam memorial was made in Washington D.C.