Transcript Day 24 Vietnam, Nixon

RAH Day 24
Enduring Understanding(s)
• Richard Nixon’s
administration was
characterized by
calculated political
decisions both in terms
of domestic and foreign
policy, and a paranoia
which eventually led to
his downfall in the
Watergate scandal.
Essential Questions
1. How did events during the
Vietnam war effect one
another?
2. How did U.S. involvement in
Vietnam end?
3. Explain examples of paradox
in Nixon’s foreign and
domestic policy.
4. How did the war in Vietnam
and Watergate result in less
public trust of the
government?
Timeline Discussion
1. What broad trends can you see from the
timeline? Why do you think these occur?
2. What direct connections can you make
between events on the timeline?
3. What would you say are the five most
important events on this timeline in terms of
U.S. involvement? Rank them in order and
give reasons
Trends
1. U.S. gets increasingly more involved
especially during period of 1965-1973. This
is from escalation until Paris Peace Accords
2. The U.S. commits increasingly more military
actions towards the end of the war
3. The U.S. shifts from indirect to direct action
as their involvement continues
Timeline Events: Connections
My Lai Massacre
Ho Chi Minh Independence
Indochina War
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
U.S. Supports France
Operation Rolling Thunder
Dien Bien Phu
LBJ ends draft deferments
Geneva Accords
Michigan Teach-In
Free Elections
U.S. support of Diem
Fulbright Hearings
Tet Offensive
Creation of Viet Cong
Buddhist monk burnings
Assassination of Diem
Public support of war turns
LBJ does not seek reelection
Vietnamization Policy
Operation Menu
Operation Duck Hook
“Silent Majority” Speech
Cambodian Invasion
Kent State Shootings
Pentagon Papers Published
Linebacker I & II
Paris Peace Accords
Fall of Saigon
Timeline Events: Importance
My Lai Massacre
Ho Chi Minh Independence
Indochina War
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
U.S. Supports France
Operation Rolling Thunder
Dien Bien Phu
LBJ ends draft deferments
Geneva Accords
Michigan Teach-In
Free Elections
U.S. support of Diem
Fulbright Hearings
Tet Offensive
Creation of Viet Cong
Buddhist monk burnings
Assassination of Diem
Public support of war turns
LBJ does not seek reelection
Vietnamization Policy
Operation Menu
Operation Duck Hook
“Silent Majority” Speech
Cambodian Invasion
Kent State Shootings
Pentagon Papers Published
Linebacker I & II
Paris Peace Accords
Fall of Saigon
Paris Peace Accords
• Ended U.S. involvement in Vietnam

Conditions:
1. U.S. to remove all troops
2. North Vietnam could leave troops already in S.V.
3. VC will be part of political solution
4. General Thieu will remain as President of RVN
5. POWs must be returned
6. Democratic elections will be held
Results:
 Last American troops left South
Vietnam on March 29, 1973
 North Vietnam would resume war
 1975: North Vietnam defeats South Vietnam
 Saigon renamed Ho Chi Minh City
The Fall of Saigon
South Vietnamese
Attempt to Flee the Country
The Fall of Saigon
April 30, 1975
America Abandons Its Embassy
The Fall of Saigon
North Vietnamese
at the Presidential Palace
A United Vietnam
Formerly Saigon
Discussion Questions
• Packet pp. 2-3
• Complete assigned questions in groups using
your textbooks
• Be prepared to share answers with your
classmates.
• Textbook pgs. 246-268
• Did these policies validate the Vital Center?