American History 10- 30.4-30.5 Notes
Directions: Fill in the blanks during the class lecture. Raise your hand to ask any questions.
On the Vietnamese new year of __________________, the war took a turn for the worse. The Vietcong launched an overwhelming offensive on __________________ towns and cities as well as well as __________________ U.S. air bases (Map and diagram on page 955). Even though the Vietcong lost 32,000 and America and the ARVN only lost 3000, it shattered American __________________ in the war effort. The Vietcong used __________________ to hide weapons in as well as Vietcong agents hiding among __________________. Americans did not know how to fight this kind of war. In __________________, Americans slaughtered women and children. They claimed they were following __________________, but 25 American soldiers were still charged with some degree of responsibility to the war crimes.
America needed a change. __________________ announced that he would not run for President again. In 1968, former Vice President, Richard Nixon was elected President. His gradual removal of U.S. troops was called __________________. In 1968, America had an all-time high __________________ troops in Vietnam. By 1972, less than __________________ remained (Graph on page 949). In __________________ the US agreed to an __________________. America allowed North Vietnamese troops to remain in South Vietnam, but Nixon said the U.S. would respond with “__________________” if there was further violent conflict. North Vietnam fully subdued and controlled Saigon by 1975 anyway. The U.S. did not retaliate. Saigon is called __________________ today, which reminds everyone of the loss! Vietnam still has a __________________ government today due to this war. The war left __________________ Americans dead and __________________ wounded. Despite the Vietnamese losing over __________________ men, many say that they won the war or at least gained more from it!
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