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Vietnamization: -Vietnamize the war -withdraw troops -increase training for the South Vietnamese -bombing raids increase

-US ground forces invade Cambodia in 1970 -this leads to more protest -Nixon loses support from Congress

-Pentagon papers released by the New York Times -Pentagon papers stated that what was going on in the war and what the government said was going on were two different things -Peace talks begin between Henry Kissinger and Le Duc Tho, "Peace is at hand." -huge bombing in a 12 day span

-Nixon states that peace would be made if all POW MIA were returned -American withdraws troops -after troops leave, North Vietnam attacks and takes over South Vietnam

Legacy of the War: -1.5 million vietnamese deaths -countless vietnamese citizens wounded or homeless -SE Asia left highly unstable -Cambodia fell to communism

America Copes: -58,000 Americans killed -$150 billion in direct costs -US attempts to come to grips with a "loss" -blow to self esteem of America

Major Changes as a Result of the Conflict: -government abolishes the draft -war powers act - curb the power of the President -altered American foreign policy

Disillusionment: -veterans extended a cold hand -some veterans suffered from stress -many citizens embittered toward government -7 years after the war is ended, the Vietnam War Memorial is built in Washington DC