Did Nixon achieve Peace with Honour? Flashcards
1
Q
Leave a strong South Vietnam with a peace treaty
A
- Nixon’s Madman theory + Going to capitals of his former enemies puts diplomatic pressure on NV for peace.
- Paris Peace Accord, January 1973 - Thieu still remained in power! Communists could stay in South! SV failed 2 years later!
- US leaves, economic chaos - 56,000 Prostitutes in Saigon, Poor harvest in 1972, NOT STRONG!
2
Q
Keep Home Front onside whilst withdrawing troops
A
- Kent State Massacre, 4 students killed as protests escalate, May 1970
- 1972 Election, Nixon wins landslide
- Xmas 1972 bombing campaign = MASSIVE + CRITICISM
3
Q
Communism out of Indochina
A
- Cambodia turned Communist in 1975.
- Sihanouk regime destabilized by Operation Menu
- Operation Ho Chi Minh 1975 led to the falling of SV when no US support
- But Nixon had no funding from congress to help?
