https://padlet.com/10233802/q4g1n97rl7z4n49q en-us 2023-05-27 04:31:29 UTC 2023-05-29 18:36:25 UTC hello@padlet.com 10233802 https://padlet.com/10233802/q4g1n97rl7z4n49q/wish/2606662203 Nixon implements the policy of Vietnamization. Vietnamization was the US policy that took US troops out of Vietnam and gave control of the war to the government of South Vietnam. The US did this so they could slowly withdraw troops from Vietnam. ]]> 2023-05-27 04:34:38 UTC https://padlet.com/10233802/q4g1n97rl7z4n49q/wish/2606662203 10233802 https://padlet.com/10233802/q4g1n97rl7z4n49q/wish/2606969851 Draft lottery instituted and many become draft dodgers. A lottery is a form of gambling that draws numbers out of a jar at random and the number becomes the winner. A draft dodger is a person who is picked to be drafted by the government and avoids it. A draft lottery took place during the Vietnam War because there were so many people protesting the war and soldiers were becoming less so the government started a draft lottery and picked random people to send to war. This is when draft dodgers became a thing as people who were drafted tried to avoid going to war. ]]> 2023-05-27 22:34:32 UTC https://padlet.com/10233802/q4g1n97rl7z4n49q/wish/2606969851 10233802 https://padlet.com/10233802/q4g1n97rl7z4n49q/wish/2606969933 The controversial "Operation Menu" began. Operation Menu was a US bomb campaign that happened in Cambodia as part of the Vietnam War and Cambodian Civil War. The US did this because the Cambodian president let North Vietnam plant bases in Cambodia. ]]> 2023-05-27 22:35:04 UTC https://padlet.com/10233802/q4g1n97rl7z4n49q/wish/2606969933 10233802 https://padlet.com/10233802/q4g1n97rl7z4n49q/wish/2608102320 The Kent State Shooting occurs. This was a shooting that was caused by the National Guard, killing 4 college aged students on the Kent State University campus. This happened because there were anti Vietnam war protests going on in the campus, and the Ohio National Guard opened fire. ]]> 2023-05-29 18:12:21 UTC https://padlet.com/10233802/q4g1n97rl7z4n49q/wish/2608102320 10233802 https://padlet.com/10233802/q4g1n97rl7z4n49q/wish/2608107378 Pentagon Papers are published by the New York Times. The Pentagon Papers were reports of the history of US involvement in the Vietnam War from 1945 to 1967. These reports revealed to the public that the US had done more damage in the war with coastal raids and Marine Corps attacks, none of which were shown to the media originally. ]]> 2023-05-29 18:19:03 UTC https://padlet.com/10233802/q4g1n97rl7z4n49q/wish/2608107378 10233802 https://padlet.com/10233802/q4g1n97rl7z4n49q/wish/2608109473 President Richard Nixon signs the Paris Peace Accords. The Paris Peace Accords ended the direct combat role of the United States in the Vietnam War. This is important because it had the intention to establish peace in Vietnam and end the war. ]]> 2023-05-29 18:22:23 UTC https://padlet.com/10233802/q4g1n97rl7z4n49q/wish/2608109473 10233802 https://padlet.com/10233802/q4g1n97rl7z4n49q/wish/2608110021 The military draft ends. This signals the end of the Vietnam War in the US. ]]> 2023-05-29 18:23:10 UTC https://padlet.com/10233802/q4g1n97rl7z4n49q/wish/2608110021 10233802 https://padlet.com/10233802/q4g1n97rl7z4n49q/wish/2608113809 John McCain and the 591 POWs return. POWs are prisoners of war, in this case the prisoners in the Vietnam War. Their release was important because it was a sign of peace from Vietnam, and also showed the world how bad this war really was. ]]> 2023-05-29 18:29:23 UTC https://padlet.com/10233802/q4g1n97rl7z4n49q/wish/2608113809 10233802 https://padlet.com/10233802/q4g1n97rl7z4n49q/wish/2608115841 Gerald Ford becomes president after Nixon resigns. Nixon resigned after he faced impeachment for his contribution to many things such as Watergate. In August his Vice President Gerald Ford took over and became president. He would remain president until the end of Nixon's term, and then be beaten in the re election by Jimmy Carter. ]]> 2023-05-29 18:32:37 UTC https://padlet.com/10233802/q4g1n97rl7z4n49q/wish/2608115841 10233802 https://padlet.com/10233802/q4g1n97rl7z4n49q/wish/2608118079 The Fall of Saigon happens. While the US withdrew all involvement in the Vietnam War, North and South Vietnam were still fighting. In April the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon falls to North Vietnam, which ends the Vietnam War for good. After this, the country of Vietnam reunited under communist control. ]]> 2023-05-29 18:36:05 UTC https://padlet.com/10233802/q4g1n97rl7z4n49q/wish/2608118079