CHAPTER 22 THE VIETNAM WAR

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CHAPTER 22THEVIETNAMWAR
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Todays Goal

• Be able to show how the Cold War and conflicts in
  Korea and Vietnam influenced domestic and
  international politics.

State Content Standard 26
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• SECTION 5
• THE END OF THE
• VIETNAM WAR

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QUESTION 1WHAT WASNIXONS SECRET PLANTO
ENDTHE VIETNAM WAR?
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QUESTION 2WHAT GROUP DIDPRESIDENT NIXONCLAIM
SUPPORTEDHIS ADMINISTRATION?
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QUESTION 3WHAT WERE SOMEOF THE MAJOR EVENTS
CONCERNING VIETNAMTHAT CAUSE TROUBLE ON THE
HOMEFRONT?
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QUESTION 4LIST THE MAJOR EVENTSTHAT LED TO
THE END OF THE WAR FROM1972 TO 1975.
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QUESTION 5LIST 4 SHORT TERMAND LONG TERM
RESULTSOF THEVIETNAM WAR.
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VIETNAM WAR STATS

• 2nd Longest war for US (11 years)
• "War" was never declared U.S.A.
• WAR COSTS 200 Billion (Cornell U)
• U.S. bomb tonnage dropped during     World War
  II    2,057,244 tons     Vietnam War  
  7,078,032 tons
• 1,000 lbs. for every man, woman and child in
  Vietnam.
• 70,000 DODGERS in Canada.

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Todays Accomplishment

• You can show how the Cold War and conflicts in
  Korea and Vietnam influenced domestic and
  international politics.

State Content Standard 26