end of the vietnam war Flashcards
when are the peace agreements ratified
27th jan 1973
by when do the us military forces withdraw
march 73
essential personell/advisers by the summer
what do the us promise vietnam
ecnomic and military aid inc $1bill of armerments
what happend after ceacefire was declared in sv
nv allowed to stay
POWs released
teritorial integrity of viet guaranteed
national elections called for
what did nixson promise thieu and why was this not possible
support
watergate/aug 74 resignation
when does theiu resign and what happens to sv shortly after
21st april 75
surrender 30th april
what were the benifits/sucesses of the war for the us
containment eg in singapore/malasia
no longer have to fight expresive war
diplomacy with china and ussr opned
what were the benifits/sucesses of the war for veitnam
united
no longer contolled by imperialist powers
tied with ussr/china
how many us served in the war and how many died
2.7 mill
58,000
what efefct did the vietnam war have on the us survivors
PTSD
britilisation
what was there for us draft dodgers
clemancy
how did the vietnam war affect us society
divided it
what of LBJs policies did the veitnam war undermine
great society
what affect did the veitnam war have on SEATO
crumbled by 1976
between how many veitnamese died in the war
1.3-9 million
what affect did the vietnam war have on vetnamese infrastructure
destroyed
how manny tonnes of bombs were dropped on north and south vet
643,000-north
700,000-south
what happend to the reporations promised to south veitnam
never given
what happend to the people of veitnam after the war
re-education camps
colectivisation
involountary immigration
how many veitnamese involountaraly immigrated
1.5 million
