notes
- Anti-war demonstrations became very popular in the U.S.
- President Nixon was elected in 1968 on a peace platform (Tricky Dicky)
- Nixon wanted to find a way out honourably
- Developed Vietnamization with help of Henry Kissinger and Henry Cabot-Lodge
- The plan had a two track formula
- 1.) Make the south well trained enough militarily that they could withstand the north on their own
- 2.) Strengthen the south’s government to attract a broader base
- Costs the U.S. 150 billion dollars
- 57, 939 men killed
- Loss of a country to Communism
- Limitations brought in on the President’s powers to wage war (Vietnam never declared a war)
- Made the U.S. look bad worldwide
- Conscription was ended in U.S.
summary
The people of the US were very unhappy with what was going on in Vietnam. As a result to try to clam people, Nixon started Vietnamization. With this he intorduced two different plans to peacfully withdrawl the US out of the Vietnam War. Although he did take out the soldier, he also bombed north Vietnam. This was costed the US billions of dollars and thousands of lives.