T)+The+End+of+Vietnam-+6.2.10

Richard Nixon
 * Richard Nixon elected in 1968
 * Vietnamization was Nixon's plan to to "wind down" the war
 * troops are withdrawn
 * US funds equipment and training for south vietnam
 * bombing raids increased
 * North Vietnam supple lines were damaged
 * Cambodia invaded by US in 1970
 * Nation Guard sent to Kent University and shots were fired killing four americans
 * Nixon loses support from the public and congress takes away his war powers

Pentagon Papers
 * New York times wants to publish article about nixon
 * nixon doesn't want it to be published
 * the paper says its there right by 1 amendment
 * dispute goes to federal court and nixon loses

More Nixon
 * Nixon is re-elected in 1972
 * bombing picks up
 * Nixon announces an immediate ceasefire
 * POWs are released

After Math
 * North Vietnam attacks the south
 * South Vietnam falls to communism
 * cambodia then falls to communism
 * country altogether left in ruins
 * america must deal with loss of life, money, and no victory
 * veterans were treated poorly when they returned
 * many veterans suffered from PTSD
 * veterans struggled to fit back in with the rest of society