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

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DEAN BECKETT 11Y

Explain why the US withdraw its forces from Vietnam in 1973

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

Dean Beckett 11Y

        In this essay I am going to explain why the United States withdrew its forces from Vietnam in 1973. I will start by explaining the main events leading up to the withdrawal.

        In January 1968 the Vietcong attacked the Americans when they least expected it. This was the Tet offensive; it proved to the Americans that the Vietcong were winning the war.

        The massacre of innocent civilians at My Lai was kept a secret from the American public, the massacre eventually became public knowledge and the peace movement increased as a result of this.

        In 1969 after Nixon had replaced Johnson there was a withdrawal of 25,000 troops.

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        America did not have the ability to win the war. The Vietcong used guerrilla tactics which involved setting traps and ambushing their opponents. The Americans were not trained to fight against guerrilla warfare and were not trained to fight in the jungles of Vietnam. The Vietcong were very determined to win the war. The morale amongst American soldiers was low because they did not want to fight and the war effort wasn’t fully supported by the American civilians.

        Once the Americans realised they were unable to win the war and that they were sending innocent men to their deaths for ...

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