My Day 3 padlet by LOKESH DONEPUDI https://padlet.com/8529511/jxuzicgn6szpaptp en-us 2023-06-01 15:39:36 UTC 2023-06-01 15:49:40 UTC hello@padlet.com 1970 - Nixon implements the policy of Vietnamization 8529511 https://padlet.com/8529511/jxuzicgn6szpaptp/wish/2611970611 His main goal was to withdraw US troops from Vietnam with honor. Nixon created a strategy called Vietnamization, where America would help build up South Vietnam's military to a point where they wouldn't need assistance and the US could easily withdraw from the war.

]]> 2023-06-01 15:46:02 UTC https://padlet.com/8529511/jxuzicgn6szpaptp/wish/2611970611 1969 - Draft lottery instituted and many become "Draft Dodgers" 8529511 https://padlet.com/8529511/jxuzicgn6szpaptp/wish/2611971183 The draft lottery was a process in which the US government would randomly select a birthdate from a pool, and anyone who was born on that date would be required to enlist in the military. This process was highly controversial as many Americans did not believe in the US involvement in Vietnam in the first place. This led many people to attempt to avoid being drafted, this includes people who claimed to have certain beliefs, or physical issues that would not allow them to participate in military combat. These people were known as "Draft dodgers."

]]> 2023-06-01 15:46:32 UTC https://padlet.com/8529511/jxuzicgn6szpaptp/wish/2611971183 1969 - The controversial "Operation Menu" begins 8529511 https://padlet.com/8529511/jxuzicgn6szpaptp/wish/2611972333 Operation Menu was a top secret campaign in which the US military bombed many different locations across cambodia. The goal of this campaign was to disrupt the flow of supplies by North Vietnam into the south, which many believed would "bleed out' the north. This campaign was ultimately a failure and caused more harm to civilians than the North Vietnamese military, making it highly controversial in America.]]> 2023-06-01 15:47:29 UTC https://padlet.com/8529511/jxuzicgn6szpaptp/wish/2611972333 1970 - Kent State Shooting 8529511 https://padlet.com/8529511/jxuzicgn6szpaptp/wish/2611972680 In protest against US involvement in Vietnam, a group of Kent State University students organized a demonstration on campus. Eventually, the Ohio Guard was brought in to handle the protest which led to a shooting that killed four unarmed students and injured nine others.

]]> 2023-06-01 15:47:53 UTC https://padlet.com/8529511/jxuzicgn6szpaptp/wish/2611972680 1971 - Pentagon Papers are published by the New York Times 8529511 https://padlet.com/8529511/jxuzicgn6szpaptp/wish/2611972912 The Pentagon Papers were a series of articles that revealed to the American public that the US government had actually been increasing their involvement in Vietnam. This was upsetting to many people because the US had previously stated that they were in the process of withdrawing from the war,

]]> 2023-06-01 15:48:09 UTC https://padlet.com/8529511/jxuzicgn6szpaptp/wish/2611972912 1973 - Military draft ends 8529511 https://padlet.com/8529511/jxuzicgn6szpaptp/wish/2611973176 After the signing of the Paris Peace Accords, the US finally declared that they would be ending their involvement in the Vietnam War. Due to this, there was no need for a mandated draft, allowing the system to be ended.

]]> 2023-06-01 15:48:25 UTC https://padlet.com/8529511/jxuzicgn6szpaptp/wish/2611973176 1972 - Nixon signs the Paris Peace Accords 8529511 https://padlet.com/8529511/jxuzicgn6szpaptp/wish/2611973360 The Paris Peace Accords established that there would be a universal cease fire throughout
North and South Vietnam to allow for America's peaceful withdrawal, as well as the release of over 500 American POWs from North Vietnamese camps.

]]> 2023-06-01 15:48:38 UTC https://padlet.com/8529511/jxuzicgn6szpaptp/wish/2611973360 1973 - John McCain and 591 8529511 https://padlet.com/8529511/jxuzicgn6szpaptp/wish/2611973659 Following the signing of the Paris Peace Accords, North Vietnam agreed to free over 500 Prisoners of War. One of these POWs was John McCain, a future US Senator and Presidential Candidate in the 2008 election.]]> 2023-06-01 15:48:59 UTC https://padlet.com/8529511/jxuzicgn6szpaptp/wish/2611973659