22.5 Flashcards
As Nixon pulled out the troops he continued to war against
North Vietnam
What was Nguyen van thieu
Then south Vietnam’s ruler which the United States and South Vietnam insisted remain in power
Was Henry Kissinger
In the midst of the stalled negotiations Nixon conferred with national security adviser Henry kissing her on the plant and America’s involvement in Vietnam. Kissing her a German immigrant to have earned 3° from Harvard was an expert on international relations
What was Vietnamization
Their plan known as Vietnamizationcalled for the gradual withdrawal of US troops in order for the South Vietnamese to take on a more active combat role in the ward. But August 1969, the first 25,000 US troops had returned home from Vietnam. Over the next three years the number for American troops in Vietnam drop for more than five
What was peace with honor
The policy Nixon intended it to maintain a US dignity in the face of its withdrawal from war. It further but was to preserve US clout at the negotiation table, as Nixon still demanded that the South Vietnamese government remain intact
What was silent majority
Do you need to win support for his work policies, Richard Nixon appeal to what he called the silent majority – moderate mainstream Americans who quietly supported the US efforts in Vietnam.
What was my lai
The US platoon under the command of Lieutenant William Kelly Junior massacred innocent civilians in the small village of my lai Northern South Vietnam.
What happened at Kent State University
Struck artist at Kent State University in Ohio, or massive student protest ledge the burning of the ROTC building. In response to the growing unrest the local mayor called in the National Guard. May 4, 1970, the guards fired live ammunition into a crowd of campus pastors were hauling rocks at them. The gunfire wounded nine people and killed 4 including two who had not even participated
Who were the hardhats
Two weeks following the campus term well brought new attention to the group known as hardhats, construction workers and other blue-collar Americans who supported the US governments were policies
What was the Pentagon papers
Support for the war the road even further one in June 1971 former Defense Department worker Daniel Ellsberg what became known as the Pentagon papers. The 7000 page document written for Defense Secretary Robert Mcnamara in 1967 to 1968 revealed among other things that the government had drawn up plans for entering the war even as President Lyndon Johnson promise that he would not send American troops to Vietnam. The papers showed that it was never any plan to end the war as long as the North Vietnamese persisted
What was the war Powers act
It’s stipulated that the president must inform Congress within 48 hours of sending forces into a hostile area without declaration of war
Was Richard Nixon
In the summer of 1969 newly elected President Richard Nixon announced the first US troops withdrawals from Vietnam
