1. The End of the War and Its Legacy
Work with your neighbor and use your note/textbook to state the causes of the following events:
Nixon adopts a policy of Vietnamization
My Lai massacre shocks Americans
Nixon orders invasion of Cambodia
First student strike in US history occurs
Congress repeals the Tonkin Gulf Resolution
The “Christmas bombings” take place
South Vietnam surrenders to North Vietnam
Vietnam veterans receive a could homecoming
Cambodia erupts into civil war
Congress passes the War Powers Act
The draft is abolished
Many Americans lose faith in their government

2. The End of the War and Its Legacy
Nixon adopts a policy of Vietnamization
To replace US troops w/ S Viet troops; establish “peace with honor”
My Lai massacre shocks Americans
200 innocent Viet murdered by US soldiers
Nixon orders invasion of Cambodia
To remove Viet & Vietcong supply centers from Cambodia
First student strike in US history occurs
To protest the invasion of Cambodia
Congress repeals the Tonkin Gulf Resolution
To protest Nixon’s bombing and invasion of Cambodia w/o notifying Congress; to gain greater Congressional control over US policy in Vietnam
The “Christmas bombings” take place
To force a negotiated peace settlement

3. The End of the War and Its Legacy
South Vietnam surrenders to North Vietnam
N Viet full-scale invasion of S Viet and the capture of Saigon; no US troops there to prevent the North’s victory
Vietnam veterans receive a could homecoming
Americans very torn and bitter about the war
Cambodia erupts into civil war
US invasion of Cambodia
Congress passes the War Powers Act
Curb the president’s war-making powers
The draft is abolished
It was extremely unpopular
Many Americans lose faith in their government
Pentagon papers; My Lai massacare; gov’ts response at Kent State; Nixon administration’s lying; Watergate scandal