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Draft lottery instituted and many become “Draft Dodgers” (December 1, 1969)

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Draft lottery instituted and many become “Draft Dodgers” (December 1, 1969)

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The draft lottery was held in order to select the order to call military service in Vietnam. With the draft there were many draft dodgers, these draft dodgers were considered to be anyone who made an attempt to elude a government imposed obligation to serve in the military forces of their nation. The draft dodgers made the process of selecting people for the military increasingly difficult, as now there were less people for the draft and less people that could support the military efforts on Vietnam.

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The controversial “Operation Menu” begins (March 18, 1969)

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The controversial “Operation Menu” begins (March 18, 1969)

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Operation menu was a United States air command tactical bombing campaign used in Cambodia. This tactical bombing campaign was used to attempt to reduce the flow of North Vietnamese troops.

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Nixon implements the policy of Vietnamization (November 3, 1969)

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Nixon implements the policy of Vietnamization (November 3, 1969)

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Vietnamization was the United States policy of withdrawing its troops and transferring the responsibility and direction of the war to the South Vietnamese Government. Nixon implementing Vietnamization reduced the amount of American Troops in Vietnam and provided the Southern Vietnamese troops with the necessary military training.

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The Kent State shooting took place when Ohio national guard troops took open fire on Vietnam War protesters at Kent State University, this would result in the killing of four and the wounding of nine on the Kent State campus.

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Pentagon Papers are published by the New York Times (Jan 1, 1971)

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Pentagon Papers are published by the New York Times (Jan 1, 1971)

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The pentagon papers were the officially titled Report of the Secretary of Defense Vietnam Task force, these included the United States political and military involvement in Vietnam from 1945 to 1967. The revealment of the Pentagon papers revealed that the United States had bombed Cambodia and Laos, held coastal raids on Northern Vietnam, and held marine corps attacks.

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Nixon signs the Paris Peace Accords (January 27, 1973)

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Nixon signs the Paris Peace Accords (January 27, 1973)

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The Paris Peace accords an agreement for ending the war and restoring peace between the northern and southern regions of Vietnam. The paris peace accords effectively ended the war in Vietnam, resulting in both sides of war pulling their troops of of Vietnam.

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The military draft had continued on for 25 years until Secretary Melvin R. Laird announced the end of the draft in early 1973. This would mark the end of the United States involvement in Vietnam following the Paris Peace Accords.

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John McCain and 591 POWs return (February 12, 1973)

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John McCain and 591 POWs return (February 12, 1973)

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POWs are prisoners of war, and these are people that are held captive by a belligerent power during war. John McCain returned the prisoners of war that may have faced abuse under Northern Vietnamese power, these prisoners of war were now able to retell their experiences back to their comrades.

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Gerald Ford becomes president after Nixon resigns (August 9, 1974)

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Gerald Ford becomes president after Nixon resigns (August 9, 1974)

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Gerald Ford assumed presidency following Nixon departure for the Watergate Scandal. Ford would be apart of the collapse of South Vietnam and made an important move towards an detente in the Cold War.

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In April of 1975 the capital of the South Vietnamese fell to the Northern Vietnamese army, this would effectively end the Vietnam war.