Monday- Notes on Vietnam
Nixon and Vietnamization
- January 15, 1973, president Nixon announced the suspension of offensive action in North Vietnam
Peace???
- 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 was attacked
- North Vietnam united both North and South Vietnam on July 2, 1976 to form the Socialist republic of Vietnam
- Saigon was re-named Ho Chi Minh City in honor of the former president of North Vietnam
- Vietnam is still communist today
Tuesday- Presentation
Wednesday-
Thursday- Semester test
Friday- Not here
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