Why did the US withdraw from Vietnam in 1973

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ASSIGNMENT: MODEL A1: VIETNAM

Explain why the United States withdrew its forces from Vietnam in 1973.

America had been involved in Vietnam for many years financially and actively. The French returned to their Indo China after the Second World War and although they received financial backing from the US they were defeated by the Vietminh. In Geneva in 1954, it was agreed that Vietnam would be divided in two - North Vietnam ruled by the communist Ho Chi Minh and South Vietnam led by Ngo Dinh Diem. President Eisenhower made it clear they would support Diem as America opposed communism. In 1960, President John F Kennedy agreed to send military experts to South Vietnam as well as equipment in an attempt to stop the spread of communism. By 1968 there were 536,000 American troops fighting in the difficult conditions in Vietnam.

The main reason the US withdrew from Vietnam in 1973 was pressure from the media and the American people. The mass protests to end the war put the American government under a lot of pressure to withdraw. The media coverage provoked demonstrations throughout America. People also felt the need to protest because of increased taxes, the