The End of the War and It's Legacy

PRESIDENT NIXON & VIETNAMIZATION: #1. Name TWO aspects of the Vietnamization plan.

• insisting that the South Vietnamese do more of the fighting

• adding Vietnam as a state to the U.S.

• sending more troops to Vietnam

• withdrawing U.S. troops

TROUBLE CONTINUES ON THE HOME FRONT: #2. All are incidents that weakened support for the war EXCEPT:

• Kent State University Protest

• My Lai Massacre

• Nixon's Invasion of Cambodia

• Pentagon Paper

• None of the Above

THE LONG WAR ENDS: #3. What happened to South Vietnam after America left? Choose 2:

• South Vietnam surrendered to North Vietnam

• North Vietnam surrendered to South Vietnam

• peace was achieved

• the peace agreement broke down

THE WAR LEAVES A PAINFUL LEGACY: #4. Name TWO ways in which the war affected Americans.

• the U.S. was more unified than ever

• It made them less willing to become involved in foreign wars

• It made them more distrustful toward their government

• Americans were determined to stop communism in the world

CHART: What was “peace with honor”?

• goal of Nixon’s Vietnamization policy to maintain U.S. dignity leaving an unwinnable war

• the ultimate goal

• honoring all the protesters that wanted peace

• peace by bombing

CHART: How did Americans at home respond to the My Lai massacre?

• they did not believe it

• they labeled it as "part of war"

• there was no reaction

• they were shocked and upset that American troops would commit the mass killing of unarmed Vietnamese civilians

CHART: When did President Nixon announce the invasion of Cambodia, and how did some people respond?

• in April 1955; the crowd cheered

• in April 1970; colleges erupted in protest

• in January 1968: colleges erupted in protest

• in January 1972: soldiers stopped fighting

CHART: Where were four students killed by National Guard soldiers during a campus war protest?

• Birmingham, Alabama

• Kent State University in Ohio

• Penn State University in Pennsylvania

• It was a fake news story

CHART: Why did Congress repeal the Tonkin Gulf Resolution?

• Tonkin Gulf Resolution was not repealed

• the president informed Congress about every move he made

• Tonkin was misspelled

• members of Congress were angry that the president had invaded Cambodia without telling them

CHART: What were the Pentagon Papers?

• documents that showed the past U.S. presidents had never drawn up any plans to withdraw from Vietnam

• documents that showed the layout of the Pentagon Building

• papers written by college students to protest the Vietnam War

• Papers cut into the shape of pentagons