In 1965, the United States began sending military troops to support the democratic government of South Vietnam. With casualties mounting on the battlefront and increasing deployment of Americans to Asia, the Vietnam conflict sparked to anti-war protest in America. In addition, numerous groups of Americans demanded equality, including young people, African Americans, women, Mexican-Americans, and people accused of crimes. Conservative Americans reacted to the counter-culture protests by electing Richard Nixon into office in 1968. Despite great success in foreign policy, Nixon’s involvement in the Watergate scandal led to widespread distrust of the government. Nixon’s successors, Presidents Ford and Carter, did little to instill hope among Americans.
TEXTBOOK CHAPTERS FOR UNIT 1 22 - 23 - 24
Unit 9, The unit Vietnam and the 1970s includes chapters 22, 23 and 24 from the text.
Chapter 22 pages 728 to 765 Chapter 23 pages 766 to 789 Chapter 24 pages 792 to 827
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