The Last American Battle of the Vietnam War

The Vietnam War officially ended for the United States in 1975. This last official battle of the Vietnam War for America happened after the official end of the war and ironically this last battle wasn’t even against their old enemy, the North Vietnamese.

The History of the Turbulent 1970s

President Nixon / Photo by manhhai Flickr CCBY 2.0

The 1970s started out with continuing demonstrations as people became fed up with the prolonged Vietnam War. The war finally ended as did the presidency of Richard M. Nixon, with his resignation. By the middle of the decade, the economy had dropped to its worst levels since the Great Depression with high inflation and an oil embargo. 

By the end of the decade, the U.S. had seen three different presidents and four different vice presidents.