“My Lai Massacre” (1) Handout: Why is this an “American Atrocity?” (2) Textbook: Comparison of peace agreements – 1968 proposal (pages 746 & 747) versus – 1973 (page 750).

Substance Abuse During Vietnam Marijuana and Heroin problems amongst soldiers

Expansion to Laos & Cambodia In an attempt to rout Communist sanctuaries and supply routes, President Nixon expands the war into neighboring Laos and Cambodia, violating the international rights of these countries in secret campaigns.

Anti-War Protests – Nov., 1969

Kent State Jackson State "They are killing our babies in Vietnam and in our own backyard." At Kent State in Ohio, four students were killed by National Guardsmen.

The Paris Peace Agreement On January 23, 1973, therefore, the final draft was initialed, ending open hostilities between the United States and North Vietnam. Saigon continued to battle Communist forces. Henry Kissinger & Le Duc Tho

The Fall of Saigon From March 1973 until the fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975, the South Vietnamese army tried to prevent political collapse. On the morning of April 30, 1975, Saigon falls.

Suffering of Vietnam

Major topics to consider in Untold History of the United States – End of the Vietnam War … [1] According to John Quincy Adams (our 6th President), a nations should not go “… abroad, in search of monsters to destroy.” [2] Kissinger: said to bomb “… anything that flies on anything that moves.” [3] Does international law apply to the U.S.? – Nixon: said “When the president does it, that means it’s not illegal …

Reading from page 739 … Most troops sent to Vietnam were … Most of the 2.5 million men were served in Vietnam were from … Many of the students who embraced the antiwar cause were from … Students from working-class families were less likely … The “Credibility Gap” was …