The Slow U.S. Withdrawal
In the 1970s, the US turned more of the war over to South Vietnam’s army. This plan was called
“Vietnamization.” But as this cartoon suggests, the South Vietnamese army was unable to frighten
or stop the North Vietnamese. North Vietnam took over South Vietnam in 1975.
In Favor of Anti‐War Protest;
As protests against the war grew, some Americans seemed more upset about the behavior of the
young protesters than about the violence of the war itself. This cartoon take s the side of protesters.
Escalation;
Starting in 1965, the US began to
bomb parts of Vietnam. The
steady escalation of these
bombing raids was supposed to
force the North Vietnamese
communists to begin talking
peace. But the gradual escalation
of the bombing never seemed to
work. North Vietnam was usually
willing to take the punishment an
just keep on fighting.
"Now, as I was saying four years ago–"
In his 1968 bid for the presidency,
Richard Nixon announced to the war‐
weary country that he had a secret plan
to end the Vietnam War. When he ran
for re‐election four years later, American
troops were still fighting in Indochina,
with casualties continuing to climb.