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Vietnamization
It was aimed at ending American involvement in the Vietnam War. It was a way to end and withdraw U.S troops froem Vietnam while supplying Vietnam forces with money, training, weapons, and advisors. This way the South Vietnam forces could defend itself and fight off any invading forces. -
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Withdrawal of Troops begin
This strategy weakend the U.S forces but it was enough to call in air strikes without a lot of cassualties. This also steeped up the arming and trainning on the South Vietnam but at the same time the south were exhausted and demoralized. -
Silent Majority
The Silent Majority were targetted to people who were quiet in public but supported President Nixon. Nixon appreciated theses people who supported them because it was Nixon responsibility to honor its international agreements and to protect the South Vietnamese from communist reprisal. -
Mylai Massacre
A report surfaced of a massacre a year earlier of 350 Vietnamese civilians, including women and children, in the village of Mylai. These attacks came from our soldiers in Vietnam.It intensified discussion about the effects of war on individuals. They treated returning soldiers with disregard and aversion which caused a division between them. -
26th Amendment
The amendment lowered the voting age from21 to 18 years. Which also lowered the age to enter in the military to 18, meaning young men from school were drafted into war.Vietnam played an important role on America, America has learned a valuable lesson. That there are limits to power and that a nation should choose carefully where and when to take a stand. -
Christmas Bombings
Nixon order to bomb specific coordinates to give the South forces a chance to fight. Sadly the Vietnam forces could not break the incoming attacks and defeat the communist Vietcong to defend South Vietnam from the north. The bombings were massive that it caused Nixon to loose great a loss of America's strategic bombers. -
President Nixon and Vietnam
Period: Oct 28 1960 to May 28 1980