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 * * election, Kissinger announced that " XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX "
 * several weeks later, after the election, talks broke down againJanuary 27, 1973 - agreement on ending the war and restoring XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX in VietnamU.S. troops leave Vietnam POW's released, cease-fire between the North and South || [[image:nixonvietnam.jpg width="257" height="194" align="center"]]

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 * [[image:usnp003.jpg width="300" height="246"]] || =THE FALL OF SAIGON= notes ||


 * The Legacy of Vietnam**


 * In Southeast Asia:**
 * 1.5 million XXXXXXXXXXXXXX deaths
 * countless Vietnamese civilians wounded, homeless
 * XXXXXXXXXXXXXX society in shambles
 * Southeast Asia left highly unstable
 * XXXXXXXXXXXXXX fell to communism after terror


 * In America: America Copes**
 * XXXXXXXXXXXXXX Americans killed
 * XXXXXXXXXXXXXX wounded
 * XXXXXXXXXXXXXX billion in direct costs
 * U.S. attempts to come to grips with a "loss" - blow to XXXXXXXXXXXXXX


 * Several major U.S. changes as a result of the conflict**
 * government abolished the XXXXXXXXXXXXXX, which had stirred up so much of the antiwar sentiment
 * XXXXXXXXXXXXXX - curb the power of the President for making war - US forces are sent into a hostile area without a declaration of war - the troops may only stay there 90 days unless Congress approves of the action and/or declares war
 * altered American XXXXXXXXXXXXXX - risks are considered, because no one wants another Vietnam
 * overall XXXXXXXXXXXXXX in Americans about their government and their political leaders -

The **Disillusionment** of those who served
 * XXXXXXXXXXXXXX **extended a cold hand**
 * **some veterans suffered from** XXXXXXXXXXXXXX
 * many citizens XXXXXXXXXXXXXX toward government
 * questions remain about XXXXXXXXXXXXXX
 * entire XXXXXXXXXXXXXX of Americans was affected


 * [[image:Picture1.jpg width="135" height="194"]] || **WHAT SHOULD WE TELL OUR CHILDREN ABOUT VIETNAM?**

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