Topic: The End of the War Ch. 29.3
MAIN IDEAS
NOTES:
Society in the
1960s
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At home, support for the war had decreased
o Active protest groups were create
 college students took the lead
 Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)
o Protested draft and companies making weapons
 Young men burned their draft cards
 Others felt anti-war was anti-American
o Counterculture created
 “dropped out” of mainstream society
 Had its own values and ways of behaving
 Hippies
o Grew hair long
o Wore unusual clothing
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Johnson lost popularity after Tet Offensive
Richard Nixon (R) promised to restore order to American society and bring
“peace with honor” to Vietnam
o Creates Vietnamization
 Strategy to pull US troops out of Vietnam and have S.
Vietnamese soldiers take over.
 Ended up expanding war more than seeking peace.
 Ordered attacks on Cambodia
o Disrupt Vietcong supply lines
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January 1973, US signed a cease-fire with N and S Vietnam and the Vietcong
o Americans agreed to withdraw troops
o North Vietnam agreed to release POWs
o Fighting still broke out between N and S Vietnam
 American Embassy workers were airlifted out of Saigon
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Effects of war
o 58,000 Americans killed
o 300,000 wounded
o Veterans not welcomed home by antiwar protesters
 PTSD
o Americans had less trust in government
War Powers Act
o 1982- creation of Vietnam Veterans Memorial
 A step towards healing
The Election of
1968
Vietnam War
Ends
Impact at Home