Vietnam+War-Lexus

The Vietnam War was one of the most major conflicts to be covered fully by all types of media. This war had lasted from 1965-1973. This war occured in present-day Vietnam, Southeast Asia. The consenquences of this war were, the Vietnam War cost the United States 58,000 lives and 350,000 casualties. It also resulted in between one and two million Vietnamese deaths. Also that congress enacted the War Powers Act in 1973, requiring the president to receive specific Congressional approval before committing American forces overseas. From 1957-1973 the National Liberation Front assassinated over 30,000 Vietnamese, they also abducted over 50,000.

Men Who Died:
 * 86% - causasians
 * 12.5% - black
 * 1.2% - other
 * 5 - were only 16 years old
 * 62 - was the oldest age

The United States did win the Vietnam war. United State's Henry Kissinger North Vietnam’s Le Duc Tho concluded a secret peace treaty to end the conflict on January 15, 1973. The peace treaty was called The Paris Peace Accord.

The terms of the treaty: As an enticement to Thieu, Nixon offered US airpower to enforce the peace terms.
 * complete ceasefire in South Vietnam
 * North Vietnamese retained forces they had captured
 * release U.S prisioners
 * both sides had to find a political solution to the conflict

On April 30, 1995 the war offically ended by president Minh as he broadcasts the surrender.



Nice way to show some of the information. 90-CP