Vietnam War Protests at Home Chapter 12. The Great Society  Lyndon B. Johnson working on government programs to make life better for all americans 

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Vietnam War Protests at Home Chapter 12

The Great Society  Lyndon B. Johnson working on government programs to make life better for all americans  Medical care for older people  Help with education, housing, and jobs  In 3 years got more programs started than any other president  He led during war and many people thought the war was wrong

The Vietnam War  Vietnam was divided into two parts after WWII  North Vietnam – communist  South Vietnam – a republic  Vietnamese communists “Vietcong”  Vietcong, with the help of North Vietnam tried to take over South Vietnam government

The Vietnam War  US sent supplies and money to help South Vietnam  US did not defeat Vietcong quickly  Johnson sent planes to bomb North Vietnam and sent more troops  By 1968 more than 500,000 US soldiers were serving there

The Vietnam War  This war was costing the US billions of dollars each year  Johnson was pushing his Great Society  US couldn’t afford all of this so had to borrow money  This affected the US economy by creating inflation – more and more money is needed to buy the same goods and services

Americans Are Divided  Public Opinion – what people thought  Government was split: hawks – supported war doves – wanted war to end  People began to protest the war because they believed it was wrong and unnecessary  New president: Richard M. Nixon

Nixon Resigns  President Nixon tried to end the war with more bombing and more soldiers  He was elected for a second term  Scandal – an action that brings disgrace  Watergate – people working for Nixon during the election broke into Watergate Hotel (Democratic Party)

Nixon Resigns  Many people thought Nixon covered this up  1973 Nixon agreed to a cease-fire – an end to the shooting and bombing  1974 Nixon was forced to resign  Gerald Ford became President of US

End of Vietnam War  The Vietnam War ended when Americans troops left Vietnam, and the government of South Vietnam surrendered  Large black polished stone wall at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. lists the more than 58,000 men and women who died or were reported missing during the war

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