When did the United States withdraw its troops from Vietnam?

1On June 8, 969, President Nixon announced halfway that 25,000 American troops would be withdrawn from Vietnam by the end of August of that year. This is the first time the Nixon administration has withdrawn its troops from Vietnam.

But America still hopes for a miracle. 1969165438+1On October 3rd, Nixon made a televised speech to the whole nation at the White House. His policy of "fighting, talking, crossing and withdrawing" was opposed by the masses. In response to Nixon's challenging televised speech, the "New Mobilization Committee for Ending the Vietnam War" organized a large-scale "March on Washington" protest. In the same week, similar activities exceeded 10.

As a last resort, the United States stepped up its withdrawal while strengthening the power of the South Vietnamese regime, and the number of American troops stationed in Vietnam gradually decreased. 1973 65438+1On October 27th, after long-term negotiations, the United States and the Democratic Republic of Vietnam signed the Paris Agreement on Vietnam, which declared the failure of American military operations in Vietnam. After the withdrawal of American troops, more than 20,000 military advisers were left in South Vietnam, and a considerable number of naval and air forces were retained to support the operations of 1.65438+ Wan Nan Vietnamese troops.

1975 In the spring, the North Vietnamese army and the South People's Armed Forces launched a famous spring offensive, and defeated the South Vietnamese army after three major battles: Xiyuan, Hue-Da Nang and Saigon. 1July, 976, Vietnam completed the reunification of the north and the south.

The horror memory of Americans

During the Vietnam War, the United States dropped 8 million tons of explosives on Vietnam, far exceeding the sum of bombs dropped on the battlefield of World War II, resulting in more than 6,543.8+0.6 million deaths in Vietnam and more than 6,543.8+0.0 million refugees displaced in zhina. The United States itself suffered heavy losses, with more than 56,000 people killed, more than 300,000 injured and losses exceeding $400 billion. American military intervention in Vietnam was large in scale (about 540,000 Americans fought in Vietnam in 1973) and dragged on for a long time (12 was the longest foreign war in American history), which caused incalculable psychological trauma.

Randolph who lost his legs in the war? In an interview with The New York Times, Buck complained angrily: "(The government) asked us to fight for freedom and ideals, but the war made me lose my freedom forever. And so far I don't know what kind of ideal and freedom I am fighting for. Every year, apart from reuniting with those sad comrades in tears, it seems that pain and loneliness are the whole of my life. "

During the war, the American economy fell sharply, and the dominance of the dollar suffered a heavy blow, resulting in a huge fiscal deficit.

The Vietnam War completely changed the pattern of the struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union: throughout the 1970s, the United States turned to strategic defense, while the Soviet Union was in a strategic offensive position.

Former US Secretary of State Henry? Kissinger said: "The Vietnam War may be a tragedy, and the United States should not have broken in." Senior Senator George? McGovern said: "I think the Indo-zhina War is the biggest military, political, economic and moral mistake in our history."