1. Cambodianizing The Vietnam War
Ella Rossi

2. For years, Cambodia has been used by Viet Cong and the North Vietnamese in order to maintain troops, weapons, & supplies
April 29, 1970: American forces are ordered by Nixon to clean out enemy sanctuaries
This would involve getting together with the South Vietnamese
Cambodia was now neutral
Student response to Cambodian invasion: rock throwing, window smashing, arson

3. Gunshots were fired off in response at Kent State University
4 people were killed and many more wounded
2 more students were killed in Mississippi at Jackson State College
June 29, 1970: American troops were withdrawn from Cambodia by Nixon
Senate repealed Gulf of Tonkin blank check that was given by Congress to Johnson (1964)
Draft calls were being reduced, and period of draftability was shortened
26 Amendment lowered voting age to 18 (1971)
New combustibles fueled antiwar discontent after former Pentagon official released private information (pentagon papers)

4. Source 1 O: Political cartoon from 1970’s
C: This cartoon depicts the invasion of Cambodia by Vietnam using the signs, aircraft, and soldiers standing over people face down in the water
P: The purpose of the cartoon is to show the power that the soldiers had over them when they were invading
V: This cartoon is important because it gives us a sense of the power struggle during the war L: The cartoon makes Cambodia seem evil, because of them getting back at the Vietnamese, but the cartoon doesn’t show the events prior
Vietnam in Cambodia

5. Source 2 O: Political cartoon from 1970’s
C: The cartoon contains a pair of scissors with shoes and faces as if they are walking, with the label “attempted censorship”
P: The purpose of this cartoon is to show the efforts that Richard Nixon was putting forth to limit the media after the Pentagon Papers were released
V: The cartoon is important because it represents Nixon’s efforts to protect America through media L: The only negative to the cartoon is that it does not give enough information for it to make sense to someone without background knowledge
Pentagon Papers Cartoon

6. Source 3 O: Political cartoon from 1970’s
C: The cartoon is showing Vietcong pushing down a domino labeled Vietnam, which will then push all the others down (domino theory.)
P: The purpose of the cartoon is to show how the beginning of the war has now affected Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Burma, India, and Bangladesh.
V: The cartoon is important because it explains the power Vietcong had over other countries and their ability to affect them forever. L: Although the cartoon shows they have been affected, it does not show how exactly they have been changed because of Vietcong.
Domino Theory

7. Compare/Contrast Sources 1 and 2
Both Source 1 and Source 3 focus on the new found power that Vietnam has gained over other territories during the war.
Source 1 suggests that their actions when taking over Cambodia have gotten some of them killed in return; however, Source 3 says all blame should be put on Vietnam for starting the continuation of destruction in the first place, referencing the Domino Theory.

8. Questions:
Evaluate why exactly the shootings at both Kent State and Jackson State were carried out.
Argue the danger and worry associated with releasing the Pentagon Papers.