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The War Winds Down

By 24tshort2005

  • Secret Negotiations

    Henry Kissinger joined secret negotiations with North Vietnam's representative, Le Duc Tho

  • American Platoon

    Americans learned that in the spring of 1968 an american platoon under the command of lieutenant william calley had massacred unarmed South Vietnamese.

  • Invasion of Cambodia

    American troops had invaded Cambodia to destroy vietcong bases there.
  • Attacks on Kent State

    Attacks on Kent State

    Ohio National Guard soldiers armed with tear gas and rifles fired on demonstrators at Kent State University, killing 4 students.

  • Exposed Documents

    Daniel Ellsberg leaked documents containing details about decisions to expand war, and exposed that they shouldn't have believed them all the time.

  • Christmas Bombings

    In order to force North Vietnam to resume negotiations, NIxon began the most destructive air raids of the war.