History Soars at Pheonix  

Lecture Guide: The End and the Legacy

 

 

Nixon’s Policy “Vietnamization”

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Americans Deceived

• Pentagon Papers

  • Daniel __________, a former researcher for the government, photo-copied classified documents called the _________________

  • Papers documented American _____________ in ___________.

  • Papers showed that the government had _______ to the American _________ and __________ about what was going on in Vietnam to try and ______________________.

  • _____________led to Nixon’s ____________ and _______________.

 

• Election of 1972

  • Nixon was __________ that __________ movement and ____________ discredited him and that he would not be ______________.

  • Set out to __________ these groups

  • Orders a series of __________ (wiretaps, CIA surveillance, domestic spying, lying to the public, break-ins, illegal campaign contributions, and money laundering)

  • Led to _______________ - term used to describe ______ of Nixon’s _____________ and the resulting ____________ and _____________ of Nixon.

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Nixon & Watergate

• Nixon was afraid he would not get ______________ in 1972 Election

• His campaign team _________________________________ is determined to discredit the Democratic Party

• 5 men break in to the ___________________________ at the __________________________________ – plan to steel documents & wiretap office – they are ____________

• Series of illegal acts begin, to ____________ involvement of __________ in break-in

• Two Washington Post Reporters, ___________________________________, begin to investigate cover-up

• Senate begins an investigation…the big question: ___________________________________________

• Senate discovers that Nixon had _____________ all of his presidential conversations

• Senate demands copies of tapes – a year long battle ensues

• Several White House officials are _____________ and V.P. Spiro Agnew ___________ (__________________ is appointed as V.P.)

• In 1974 Nixon releases ____________ versions of tapes - _______________________ orders Nixon to surrender unedited versions

• Senate _____________________________ President of three crimes

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• Nixon releases tapes, but parts have been ___________________________________.

• Nixon ______________ & Gerald Ford becomes President

• Americans are totally ________________ with government

 

 

1973 Peace Treaty and Continuing War

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• Fighting continued between the North & South

• Without U.S. _____, South _____ to N. Vietnamese forces in 1975.

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Effects of U.S. Soldiers

• 2.7 million men & women served

• Many experienced feelings of ______, ___________, and ______________

• Distrustful of government

• _______ experienced problems with drugs, alcohol, joblessness, and PTSD (________________________)

 

 

Effects on American Society

• ______________ American deaths

• Between $_____ and $_____ billion spent

• _____________ American people

• Led to political _________ (suspicious of the government)

• Americans doubtful of _________________

• Tarnished the ______________ of the U.S.

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U.S and Vietnam Today

Clinton Normalized Relations with Vietnam

 

• Stopped blocking of ______________ loans

• Lifted trade embargo

• Opening of _____________

• Established full diplomatic relations

Vietnam is currently a unifed country with the Communist party remaining dominant in politics.