Tin soldiers and Nixon coming,We're finally on our own.This summer I hear the drumming,Four dead in Ohio.

Gotta get down to itSoldiers are cutting us downShould have been done long ago.What if you knew herAnd found her dead on the groundHow can you run when you know?

Gotta get down to itSoldiers are cutting us downShould have been done long ago.What if you knew herAnd found her dead on the groundHow can you run when you know?

Tin soldiers and Nixon coming,We're finally on our own.This summer I hear the drumming,Four dead in Ohio.

Song of the Day

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

“Ohio”

Released in 1970

Shootings at Kent State University

???

• What is Domino Theory?• What is the policy that states that the US will

not allow other nations to become communist?

• Why did LBJ decline to run for reelection in 1968?

• What happened at My Lai in 1968?

Song of the Day

The Doors

“Light My Fire”

Released in 1967

The Doors on the Ed Sullivan Show

1967: Summer of Love

Summer of Love

Summer of Love

Summer of Love

Summer of Love

The Grateful Dead

Summer of Love

Cartman Disapproves

Song of the DayJefferson Airplane

“Somebody to Love”

Released in 1966

1966

21. Pentagon Papers Published

• New York Times publishes the classified government history of the Vietnam War• Nixon unsuccessfully tries to block publication; Supreme Court rules against Nixon• Reveals that previous government and military leaders had lied to Congress and the American people about events before and during the War.

22. Paris Peace Accords

• Jan 1973: America, North Vietnam, South Vietnam sign cease fire agreement• South Vietnam to remain anticommunist until a free election can be held• North and South Vietnam continue to fight but American troops start returning home

23. War Powers Act

Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution:

Congress has the power to declare war, raise and support the armed forces, control the war funding

Question

•What incident was responsible for the United States sending large numbers of troops to Vietnam?

23. War Powers Act

Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution:

Congress has the power to declare war, raise and support the armed forces, control the war funding

War Powers Act of 1973 declares that:

• Only Congress shall have the power to declare war

• The President can only commit troops to battle if US is attacked

• President can send troops into battle but must seek approval from Congress within 60 days

24. Fall of Saigon

• April 1975: Vietcong forces seize control of Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam• President Gerald Ford orders evacuation of all American personnel• Saigon is re-named Ho Chi Minh City

20. Carter Pardons Draft Dodgers

• Many young people had fled to Canada to escape being drafted to Vietnam• Draft evaders were considered criminals and could not return to U.S. soil• On his 1st day as President, Carter fully pardoned all draft dodgers• An estimated 50,000 draft dodgers chose to remain Canadian even after pardon

Review Questions

• What caused the Cuban Missile Crisis?• What was the outcome of the Bay of Pigs?• What happened after the fall of Saigon?• What is domino theory?• At which college were four anti-war protesters shot?• What happened at My Lai?• What did the War Powers Act do?• What is the difference between capitalism and

communism?

Timeline

• 1) Vietnam wins independence from France• 2) Vietnam divided• 3) Eisenhower’s Domino Theory• 4) Kennedy beats Nixon• 5) Bay of Pigs Invasion• 6) Berlin Wall built• 7) Cuban Missile Crisis

Timeline

• 8) Diem assassinated• 9) JFK assassinated• 10) Gulf of Tonkin Resolution• 11) LBJ defeats Goldwater• 12) American troops sent to Vietnam• 13) The draft expands• 14)Antiwar protests begin

Timeline

• 15) Congress divided into hawks and doves• 16) Tet Offensive• 17) My Lai Massacre• 18) LBJ doesn’t seek reelection• 19) Nixon wins in ‘68• 20) Violence at Kent State• 21) Pentagon Papers released

Timeline

• 22) Paris Peace Accords• 23) War Powers Act• 24) Fall of Saigon• 25) Carter pardons draft dodgers