Period 2, 5, & 6 We will examine the events that led to America’s exit from Vietnam. Burning %&$# Chapter 22 Notes Quiz

Vietcong struck quickly in small groups and then disappeared in the jungle or in an elaborate system of tunnels

Many young men avoided the military draft by draft deferments because they were college students. U.S. troops in Vietnam were mostly working-class whites and members of minority groups, prompting protests from civil rights leaders.

Draft Deferments 1-A Ready for immediate induction. (no deferment) 1-D Member of a Reserve component, or student taking military training 1-Y Qualified for military service only in time of national emergency (classification eliminated 10-Dec-1971) 2-S Student deferment (temporary delay) 3-A Extreme hardship to dependents 4-F Unqualified for military service (exemption

By 1967, Americans were divided into hawks—who supported administration policy—and doves—who wanted the war to end.

As 1968 opened, all across South Vietnam the Vietcong launched surprise attacks—the Tet Offensive American confidence in the war was deeply shaken

Soon the nation was stunned by the murders of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., and Senator Robert Kennedy,

Nixon instituted his Vietnamization policy Nixon began to withdraw American troops from Vietnam as part of his strategy of giving the major role in the war to South Vietnam

The United States suffered 58,000 dead and 303,000 wounded The United States suffered 58,000 dead and 303,000 wounded. Surviving American soldiers found it difficult to come home, as they met with hostility or neglect. War Powers Act limited the President’s use of the military in future conflicts.

CHAPTER 22 NOTEQUIZ 1 Where were American ships attacked by North Vietnam at the start of the war? 2 What was used to try and remove the jungle hideouts of the Vietcong? 3 Why were civil rights leaders opposed to the war in Vietnam? 4 How could someone avoid going to Vietnam? 5 Who was Ho Chi Minh? 6 What policy did Nixon introduce to get America out of the war? 7 Why was America’s confidence shaken in 1968? 8 Who were the two opposing groups in the US during the war? (2 points) 9 What act passed in 1973 limited the president’s right to send troops into combat?