Vietnamization
*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) Strengten the south's government to attract a broader base
*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) Strengten the south's government to attract a broader base
U.S. Withdrawals
*American's began to make their first withdrawals in Aug. 1969
*The air war increased
*B-52s dropped more bombs on North Vietnam, than during all of WWII
*1971 almost entirely an air war
*1972 200,000 troops
*Jan. 1973 a cease fire is signed (Americans got their POWs back after 20 years of fighting)
*Aug. 19733 all U.S. forces out of Vietnam
*Spring 1975 all of south Vietnam falls to the north and becomes communist
*The air war increased
*B-52s dropped more bombs on North Vietnam, than during all of WWII
*1971 almost entirely an air war
*1972 200,000 troops
*Jan. 1973 a cease fire is signed (Americans got their POWs back after 20 years of fighting)
*Aug. 19733 all U.S. forces out of Vietnam
*Spring 1975 all of south Vietnam falls to the north and becomes communist
Effects of the Vietnam War
*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.
*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
Vietnamization was the US's plan to help the Vietnamese people. It was one of the first times war had really been shown to people so there were lots of demonstrations to stop the violence. This prompted the plans of aiding the Vietnamese military so they could withstand the north on their own as well as strengthening the South's base. The US started withdrawing in 1969 and they lost a total of 57,939 men in the process.