Conflict and tension in Asia-ending of conflict in vietnam Flashcards
When did talks in Paris start?
1968
When did USA start secret peace talks with the North?
September 1969
What were the five strategies the US used to get out of Vietnam?
.Peace negotiations .Vietnamisation 3.Invasion of Cambodia and Laos .Pressure on the USSR and China .Bombing of the North
Starting from early 1969 who did Henry Kissinger have regular meetings with?
Le Duc Tho
How many troops left vietnam between April 1969 and the end of 1971?
400,000
Which two nations had fallen out and tried to improve relations with USA?
USSR and China
When had president Johnson started peace talks?
March 1968
Nixon tried to agree a peace deal between which years?
1969-1973
When were the first US troops withdrawn?
June 1969
The North Vietnamese were backed by which two foreign countries?
China and USSR
When did USA invade Cambodia?
April 1970
What did the North Vietnam do in response to the invasion of Cambodia?
They boycotted all peace talks
The USA backed the South Vietnamese invasion of Laos in which year?
1971
What was détente?
The desire for constructive discussions to take over disagreements
How did US diplomats attempt to improve relations with communist China?
Nixon visited both China and USSR in 1972 as he knew that the North Vietnamese would be concerned at losing both Chinese and Russian support
When did the North Vietnamese invade the South after the US troops left
March 1972
How many soviet tanks led the invasion of South Vietnam?
100
When did Nixon order Operation Linebacker
April 1972
Which two places were US targets during operation Linebacker?
Hanoi and the port of Haiphong
What was launched on December 18 1972?
Operation Linebacker II
How long did US attack Hanoi and Haiphong for in Operation Linebacker II
12 days