Vietnam War Chapter 16 Section 3/4
Vietnam War Chapter 16 Section 3/4. Tet Offensive-January 21, 1968 O Major turning point in the war O Named after the Vietnam Lunar New Year O Assault.
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Vietnam WarChapter 16 Section 3/4
Tet Offensive-January 21, 1968
O Major turning point in the war
O Named after the Vietnam Lunar New Year
O Assault by Communists on 36 capitals, 5 cities and the US Embassy
O Thought it would bring the war to an end!
O Americans and S. Vietnamese held their own!
O Blow to Americans – Know they won’t give up
O http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3mfXnFtwQc&list=PLBA98913FFE3DFF0D&index=1&safe=active
NixonO Nixon running for office – stance was
“peace with honor”O Wanted to withdraw American troopsO Peace talks began – 1968O Wanted all communist troops out of
S. VietnamO POW’s returned!
Vietnamization O Nixon’s plan – aimed at ending the
warO Transferring all responsibilities to the
SouthO Gradually withdraw US troops
Mai (My) LaiOLieutenant
William Calley- ordered shootings and killings of unarmed citizens
O400-500 innocent civilians killed
My LaiO http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sR
3-tc54VPU&playnext=1&list=PLF3F1AA4DABB0FD0E&feature=results_main&safe=active
William CalleyO Maintained they were orders from
above! O Some refused to participateO Eventually convicted of the attackO Sentenced to life in prison – yet
released in 1974
Vietcong Tunnel SystemO Approximately 300 milesO Allowed the Vietcong to control large
areas
1970O Communists now in Cambodia tooO Nixon decided to carry the war into
Cambodia too.O Committing freedomO US sooooooooo mad now!
United StatesO 2/3rd’s now
opposed to war!
O Kent State – 4 students killed (May 4, 1970) when protesting
Paris Peace AccordsO US, South, North, VietcongO 1973 – US negotiated a treaty to
withdraw troopsO POW’s to be released – 550!O For the US, the war was overO South fell in 1975
ImpactO 58,000
Americans dead
O 300,000 wounded
O Vietnamese – 2 million???
O Communism now in both Laos and Cambodia
O 1975-1979 – 2 million Cambodians killed or died
O 2.5 million men fought with honor
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