first were gave the french money and military force
then we sent military advisors then green berets then combat troops for defence
then we sent combat troops for offences there was an increasing sense among many people that the government was misleading the american people about a war without a clear beginning or end
nixon called for the vietnamization of the war
peace with honor
gradually us troops out and train the arvn to take our place in fighting the north
expanded the war into laos and cambodia leading to college protests(kent.ST.)
the peace agreement did not last
in march 1975 the north invaded the south
the south was not strong enough and fell quickly
saigon, the south's capital fell on april 30,1975.
us did not live up to it's promise to come to their aid if the north attacked
north vietnam united both north and south vietnam on july 2 1976 to form the socialiast republic of vietnam
the srong anti communist presidncy of regan helped ended the cold war
Gorbachev's willingness for change and reform:
glasnost and prestroika
admitted soviet mistakes
took blame for the cold war
communist system had failed
allowed eastern europe to do what they wanted
arms reduction talks SALT INF Reagan-gorbachev meetings
soviet mistakes: invasion of afganistan, ignoring socail concerns spent everything on military
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