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The Vietnam War Legacy: From Conflict to Consequences

Explore the aftermath of the Vietnam War, from the peace talks to the fall of Saigon and the lasting impact on veterans and society. Learn about key events like the My Lai Massacre, Kent State shootings, and the Pentagon Papers leak. Discover the re-education of South Vietnamese, the struggles of returning veterans, and the controversy between doves and hawks. Witness the legacy of the war through the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and the Boat People crisis.

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The Vietnam War Legacy: From Conflict to Consequences

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  1. 30:5 The End of the War and its LegacyBell Ringer: Skillbuilder pg. 963

  2. Campaign Promise • Restore domestic order • End the war in Vietnam

  3. Peace Talks Stall 1969 • South-all NV forces withdraw from the South and existing government remain • North-U.S. out of SV and existing government replaced with a coalition government including Vietcong leaders

  4. Vietnamization Nixon & Henry Kissinger National Security Advisor • Withdraw U.S. troops • Use S.V. troops • Increase bombing NV, Cambodia, Laos

  5. Silent Majority • Moderate mainstream Americans that quietly supported the U.S. efforts in Vietnam

  6. My Lai Massacre 1969 • U.S. troops massacred 200 innocent civilians mostly women, children, and the elderly • “Kill anything that moves”

  7. April 1970: Ground Invasion of Cambodia • Route out NV and Vietcong supply centers and bases

  8. Kent State University-OH • ROTC building • National Guard • 4 killed/9 wounded

  9. May 8, 1970: Hard Hat Riot • 1000+ students protest Kent State deaths in NYC • Construction workers (AFL-CIO) attacked students

  10. June 1971: Pentagon Papers Leaked • History of military and political support in Vietnam 1945-1967 • Truman to LBJ misled or outright lied to Congress and to the public • Increased credibility gap

  11. “Peace is at Hand” • Kissinger negotiates with NV • Makes announcement right before 1972 elections-Nixon wins • SV rejects peace plan b/c it allowed for NV occupation of SV

  12. December 1972Christmas Bombings • 100,000 bombs in 11 days • World pressure to end the war

  13. January 27, 1973Paris Peace Accords • U.S. withdrawal • NV militarily occupy SV • SV government remains intact • US would respond with full force any violation

  14. Fall of SaigonApril 30, 1975 • March 1975 NV invades SV • US sent $$ but no troops • President Ford-the war is finished as far as America is concerned • Vietnam Falls to Communism

  15. Legacy of Vietnam • Casualties • U.S. 58,000 • Vietnamese 2million • Cambodia • U.S. division • Credibility Gap

  16. Returning Veterans • their reception • Readjustment • PTSD • Suicide • Drug use

  17. Vietnam Veterans memorialThe Wall • Maya Ying Lin

  18. Reeducation of South Vietnamese • Labor camps • End private businesses • 1.5 million fled • Boat people

  19. Boat People Orderly Departure Program 1979

  20. Doves v. Hawks • Hawks: more military power and less anti-war activism in U.S. would’ve won the war • Doves: NV fought a better fight, if it went on, was may have escalated with USSR/China

  21. War Powers Act 1973 • Passed after troops into Cambodia • Inform Congress within 48 hours of committing troops • Troops for only 90 days w/o Congressional approval

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