Cold War 2 Flashcards
Vietnam peace talks start
1969
Nixon (republican) elected
1969
Paris Peace Accord signed
27 January 1973
President Truman faced congress elections in …
1950
China enters Korean War
October 1950
UN forces driven out of Seoul by China and North Korea
January 1951
Number of Chinese troops that crossed Yalu River
200,000
% of US casualties from ambushes
51%
Ho Chi Minh trail time at start and end of war
6 months -> 6 weeks
Length of GI ‘tour of duty’
one-year
Number of US troops that died on their first day
Over 900
weapons seized by S+D / body count
1/6
My Lai
March 1968
My Lai
500
Number of Johnson speeched hearts and minds was mentioned in
28
Number of active Vietcong troops in South Vietnam during early 1960s
100,000
Vietcong Code of Conduct published
1956
Bombers used by US
B-52
Number of civilians killed by Vietcong between ? and ?
27,000 killed between 1961 and 1971
Length of Ho Chi Minh trail
Over 12,000 miles