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The War Winds Down

Ch. 25.4. The War Winds Down. Explain the events of Nixon’s first administration that inspired more antiwar protests. Summarize the major lessons learned by the U.S. from the war. Objectives. Nixon’s move to end war. I. Ending the War A. Policies & Personnel 1. Henry Kissinger

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The War Winds Down

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  1. Ch. 25.4 The War Winds Down

  2. Explain the events of Nixon’s first administration that inspired more antiwar protests. Summarize the major lessons learned by the U.S. from the war. Objectives

  3. Nixon’s move to end war I. Ending the War A. Policies & Personnel 1. Henry Kissinger a. linkage 2. Vietnamization -troop reduction II. Volatile Homefront A. My Lai Massacre B. Invasion of Cambodia

  4. Student Movements: Kent State

  5. U.S. Pulls Out of Vietnam III. U.S. Leaves Vietnam A. Peace Talks & Bombings 1. Concessions: -POW’s released -U.S. Troop Withdraw -N. Vietnamese Troops in S. B. South Vietnam Falls 1. April 30th 1975

  6. Legacy of Vietnam IV. Vietnam Legacy A. Human Toll 1. 58,000 U.S. Deaths 2. 300,000 injured 3. POW/MIA B. Impact of War 1. War Powers Act 2. Isolationism 3. cynicism toward government

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