The Vietnam War Era Lesson 4 The War's End and Effects

Vietnamization

President Nixon's plan for gradual withdrawal of U.S. forces as South Vietnamese troops assumed more combat duties

My Lai

village in South Vietnam where in 1968 American forces opened fire on unarmed civilians; U.S. soldiers killed between 400 and 500 Vietnamese

Pentagon Papers

classified U.S. government study that revealed American leaders involved the United States in Vietnam without fully informing the American people; leaked to the New York Times in 1971

Paris Peace Accords

1973 Peace agreement between the United States, South Vietnam, North Vietnam, and the Vietcong that effectively ended the Vietnam War

War Powers Act

1973 law passed by Congress restricting the President's war-making powers; the law requires the President to consult with Congress before committing American forces to a foreign conflict