A New Course for the Nation Chapter 29, Lesson 1
Problems in Vietnam Continue Nixon plans to turn defense of S. Vietnam over to the Vietnamese Americans are impatient Vietcong and NVA set up bases in Cambodia along S. Vietnam border These bases were used to attack across the border against Americans Nixon allows American troops to attack into Cambodia
Problems in Vietnam Continue North Vietnamese seize control of sections of Cambodia Cambodians begin to join with NVA America wants to prevent Cambodian government from collapsing America begins to send large amounts of supplies and weapons and air support to Cambodia
Kent State News of involvement in Cambodia cause antiwar protests at home May 2, 1970 Kent state protesters burn a building Governor orders in National Guard Soldiers begin shooting protesters Senate ends financial aid to Cambodia
Vietnam War Ends Nixon is reelected in 1972
Vietnam War Ends George McGovern (D) wanted immediate withdrawal from Vietnam Many Democrats would not support that and voted for Nixon 1973 Paris France – Vietnam and U.S. sign a cease fire U.S. will withdrawal all troops but continue to aid S. Vietnam with money and military N. Vietnam agrees to release American POW’s
Vietnam War Ends This policy is only partly successful 1975 – N. Vietnam invades S. Vietnam Without U.S. troops South Vietnam could not survive April 1975 – North Vietnamese capture Saigon After a decade more than 1 million Vietnamese soldiers died 50,000 American soldiers lost their lives