election of president nixon and paris peace agreement Flashcards
when did P Johnson announce he wouldn’t go for reelection
1968
what was President Johnsons Character
he was misogynistic, homophobic, racist, Texan but genuinely wanted ti make America better
how did P Johnson try and make america better
through his Great Society
what was The Great Society
aimed to make improvements in housing, poverty, education and healthcare (for all americans, even black)
what did Nixon promise in the election of 1968
that he would end the war
did Nixon end the vietnam war and was it easy for him to do
he ended it, but found it hard to do
why did Nixon find it hard to end the war
because he needed to find a way of leaving Vietnam without Vietcong winning visibly
what 2 possibilities would have made it easier for USA to leave without Vietcong visibly winning
- SV army became strong enough to fight on their own
- Vietcong accepted a peace agreement & didn’t try to take control of south vietnam
what were the pentagon papers
documents that basically proved that the military knew they weren’t winning
who was Rober McNamara
secretary of defense
who published the pentagon papers
NY times
why did Johnson need to make a decision on how involved the US would be in the vietnam. war when he became president
because a few weeks before his election , kennedy had given an interview to water cronkite stating that they were going to keep the advisors, but weren’t sending militray, so basically saying they were going to continue the war, but not start or fight it, meaning that johnson needed to decide what role they were actually going to take
in the end what did Johnson decide to do about us involvement in the war
he was persuaded to stay and fight
how did johnson’s decision to stay and fight in the war affect his great society
it meant that ‘ the great society’ couldn’t take place because you ‘can’t have guns and butter’
did Johnson regret his decision to stay and fight and what did he do about it
yes, it destrroyed him, and he tried to start to make it right but Nixon sabotaged him because he wanted to win the election
when was the paris peace agreement signed
1973
What was the role of peace negotiations at the end of the Vietnam War?
These were the discussions that took place before the Paris Peace Accords that ended the Vietnam War.
What was the background to the peace negotiations for the end of the Vietnam War?
President Nixon promised to end the war in his election campaign of 1968. He started talks with China and the USSR to try to end the Vietnam War. North Vietnam worried they wouldn’t be able to continue fighting without their allies, so in 1970 they agreed to talks with the US.
What were America’s demands in the negotiations to end the Vietnam War?
President Johnson had mentioned, as early as April 1965, that the USA would negotiate at any time, but that an independent South Vietnam must be guaranteed.
What were the North Vietnamese demands in the negotiations for the end of the war in Vietnam?
They wanted a united Vietnam to be part of any peace talks, and they expected a communist government to be elected.
Why was the USA under pressure to negotiate the end of the war in Vietnam? (2)
Opposition to the war was increasing.
Congress had cut funding.
what was agreed in the paris peace talks (3)
that north and south vietnam would stop fighting
that USA would remove all its troops
The USA government would not interfere in Vietnam in any way.
who was involved in the paris peace conference (4)
USA
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Vietcong
Was peace achieved with the Paris Accords?
The Paris Peace Accords did not bring instant peace.
