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The Vietnam WarIn 1965 the USA launched Operation Rolling Thunder: the bombing of military targets in North Vietnam. Vietnam is a LONG way from America so, why did the US get involved in this conflict? The increasing level of public criticism of the war was one of the reasons for the growing pressure to find a peaceful solution. The financial cost was also a factor, as were world politics – the Nixon Doctrine (1969) showed the President was
less interested in containment and would only use US troops if the USA was directly threatened. Nixon was also increasingly trying to work better with the USSR and Chinese – anti-communist battles were less
of a pressing concern than they had been when the Vietnam War started. The negotiations were not straight forward. In October 1972
Henry Kissinger had worked out a peace agreement with the North Vietnamese. However, fearing the Americans were going to abandon him, Nguyen Van
Thieu, the president of South Vietnam, had refused to sign and the North Vietnamese pulled out of the talks. Kissinger and Nixon acted as good cop and bad cop throughout the negotiations. Kissinger offered peace terms to the North Vietnamese, while Nixon threatened to launch massive airstrikes if they
refused. Nixon mounted huge bombing raids on North Vietnam until, in Paris, the North Vietnamese were forced to sign. This is a bit like punching someone while telling them that you want to be friends! Nixon then told the South Vietnamese President, Nguyen Van Thieu, he had to make peace whether he agreed with it or not, and so he was also forced to sign. US National Security Adviser Henry Kissinger (R) shakes hand with Le Duc Tho, leader of North Vietnam delegation, after the signing of the Paris Peace Accords on 23 January 1973 in Paris, France. A ceasefire was agreed, and American forces would leave Vietnam. The city of Saigon fell to the communists on 30 April 1975. The final hours of the American presence in Vietnam were a mad scramble to evacuate US personal and South Vietnamese civilians to US navy ships in the South China Sea. The signal to head for the helicopters was White Christmas by Bing Crosby playing over the speakers of the US Embassy. Once American forces were out of Vietnam, the way was open for a communist takeover of the South. In April 1975, the forces of North Vietnam entered the southern city of Saigon and the country was unified under communist leadership.
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What events followed the signing of the Paris Peace Accords in 1973 quizlet?The settlement included a cease-fire throughout Vietnam. It addition, the United States agreed to the withdrawal of all U.S. troops and advisors and the dismantling of all U.S. bases within 60 days. In return, the North Vietnamese agreed to release all U.S. and other prisoners of war.
Why did South Vietnam fall to the communists after the Paris Peace Accords?Why did South Vietnam fall to the communists after the Paris Peace accords? North Vietnam refused to sign the treaty until U.S. troops left South Vietnam. Hanoi surrendered but an uprising in the south brought a communist government to power.
What was the final outcome of the Vietnam War in 1975 quizlet?What was a result of the end of the war in Vietnam? The Soviet-supplied North Vietnamese Army defeated the South Vietnamese Army, and Vietnam was united under a communist regime. Communist regimes also eventually came to power in both Laos and Cambodia.
Which of the following was true of the settlement ending the Vietnam War known as the Paris Peace Accords?Which of the following was true of the settlement ending the Vietnam War, known as the Paris Peace Accords? Although Nixon and Kissinger ended America's combat role and claimed North Vietnam had changed its basic stance, North Vietnam had actually left Communist troops in South Vietnam.
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