30.5 The End of the War and Its Legacy

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Holland US History II, MATES 2026

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Richard Nixon

  • 37th U.S. President (1969-1974)

    • Republican

  • announced U.S. troop withdraw from Vietnam (1969)

    • wanted South Vietnamese govt. to remain in power

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Henry Kissinger

  • National Security Advisor

  • helped develop plan to end war: Vietnamization

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Vietnamization

gradual withdraw of U.S. troops replaced by South Vietnamese troops

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“peace with honor”

Nixon’s intent to maintain U.S. dignity in the face of withdraw

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silent majority

moderate, mainstream American supporters of the war

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My Lai (1968)

  • Vietnamese village

  • 200 innocent civilians were massacred by U.S. troops

  • 25 charged but only Lt. William Calley was convicted