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Nixon withdrew 25,000 soldiers
Nixon announced the Withdraw of 25,000 soldiers and also increased air strikes against North Vietnam and began secretly bombing Vietcong sanctuaries in neighboring Cambodia -
Kissinger entered secret negotiations
Le Duc Tho was a North vietnamese representative. and Henry Kissinger wasa special assistant for national security affairs. Kissinger tried to persuade the soviet union and china to reduce their aid to North vietnam and he entered secret negotiations with Le -
American troops invaded Cambodia
Nixon announced that American troops had invaded Cambodia to destroy Vietcong bases. -
Ohio National guard fired at students
Ohio national guard soldiers armed with tear gas and rifles fired on demonstrators at Kent state University, killing four students -
Presidential election of 1972
Nixon and George McGovern competed. Nixon soundly defeated McGovern -
Christmas bombings
Air raids towards North Vietnam from the Nixon administration. -
War End
The warring sides signed an agreement, ending the war and restoring peace in Vietnam. -
Cambodia fell
Cambodia fell under the control of the communist group of Khmer Rouge. -
Inner Vietnam conflict
The North Vietnamese army invaded South Vietnam -
Captured Saigon
The North Vietnamese captured Saigon, a south Vietnamese capital. They renamed the city Ho Chi Minh City