The Impact of Vietnam on the US at home and abroad (Leaving Cert History): Flashcards
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Cost of Vietnam War
Cost of Vietnam War
$140 billion
Johnson's domestic programme affected by war
Johnson's domestic programme affected by war
Great Society
Term for lack of trust in govt during Vietnam War
Term for lack of trust in govt during Vietnam War
Credibility gap
Year of Kent State shootings
Year of Kent State shootings
1970
Students killed at Kent State
Students killed at Kent State
Four
Civil rights leader who criticised Vietnam War
Civil rights leader who criticised Vietnam War
Martin Luther King Jr.
Massacre that shifted public opinion via media
Massacre that shifted public opinion via media
My Lai Massacre
Nixon policy to transfer combat to S. Vietnamese
Nixon policy to transfer combat to S. Vietnamese
Vietnamization
Countries war extended into by Nixon
Countries war extended into by Nixon
Cambodia and Laos
Year Paris Peace Accords signed
Year Paris Peace Accords signed
1973
Year Saigon fell to North Vietnamese forces
Year Saigon fell to North Vietnamese forces
1975
Cautious US approach to foreign policy post-Vietnam
Cautious US approach to foreign policy post-Vietnam
Vietnam Syndrome
1973 Act limiting president's deployment power
1973 Act limiting president's deployment power
War Powers Act
Draft resistance methods used by young men
Draft resistance methods used by young men
Card burnings, fleeing to Canada
Difficulties faced by Vietnam veterans
Difficulties faced by Vietnam veterans
Trauma, alienation, inadequate support