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nixon reduces soldiers
Nixon withdrew 25,000 soldiers but increased air strikes against North Vietnam secretly. -
vietnamization
After Nixon was elected he began a process called Vietnmization, he shifted war responsibility from the U.S. to the South Vietnamese. -
golf of tonkin resolution
Congress repealed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. Took away the right to do what they want for the war. -
ameria invades cambodia
American troops invade Cambodia to destroy vietcong bases. -
presidential election
Nixon v. Mcgovern. Nixon defeated Mcgovern. -
ending war
the warring sides signed an agreement “ending the war and restoring the peace in Vietnam.” The United States promised to withdraw its troops, and both sides agreed to exchange prisoners of war. -
act is established
Congress passed the War Powers Act as a way to reestablish some limits on executive power. The act required the president to inform Congress of any commitment of troops abroad within 48 hours, and to withdraw them in 60 to 90 days, unless Congress explicitly approved the troop commitment. -
falls under communism
Cambodia falls under communist group the khmer rouge. -
north invades south
the North Vietnamese army invaded South Vietnam. -
U.S. changes
President Ford declared that the U.S. should "focus on their future". Vietnam had a profound effect on America.