expansion (nv war) Flashcards
in what ways did nixson extend the war in veitnam
bombing
into cambodia and laos
what are the 4 main bombing things in veitnam
operation menu
]operation linebacker
the mad bomber
christmas bombings
in july 69 before opration line backer what does nixson send to hanoi
a secrate message asking for just peace threating great force if not progress by november
when is opperation linebacker
april 1971
what is opperation linebacker
air attack by b52 bombers on strategic targets in veitnam
when is opration menu
march 1969
what is operation menu
secrate bombing of NLF/PAVN sancturies in cambodia
why was operation menu done
ho chi minh trail
compensating for vetnamisation
what happens in cambodia march 1970
lon nol overthrows head of state
how do n.v increase their presents in cambodia
back anti nol comunist Khemer rouge
when did khemer rouge push towars the capital of cambodia
march 70
what were the us fears over khemer rouge
they would undermine veitnamisation as us troops would be needed to couter a nv assault on sv through cambodia
when are there raids in cambodia from sv
april 70
how many troops are there in raids in cambodia from sv
20,000
what were the us sucsesses for the raids in cambodia
large areas of jungle and nv equipment destroyed
eliminated possiblity of a full nv offenceive on sv
what were the us failuers for the raids in cambodia
no strategic gains
increase nv suport for khemer rouge
snowballing
domestic opposition increased
give an example of the domestic opposition to the vetnam war increasing
kent state incident may 70
in what way was the cambodian army inferior to khermer rouge
they grew but KR was backed by n.vetnam
what did the use send to cambodia in 71 and what effect id it have
119 advisors
non nol didnt listen
in what ways did the soldiers in cambodia lose incentive
they were poorly paid and led
what did the paris peace confrence do
end us bombing in cambodia
what did khermer rouge do in jan 75
attacked phenom pen
what was the responce to the jan 75 khemer rouge attack on phenom penn
forces fought but by april 75 forces evaccuated and KR revoultion began
how many people dies in the khemer rouge revoultion
1 mill
when did veinam with soviet aid invade cambodia again
25th dec 1978
when in phenom pen recaptured stablising cambodia and ending khemer rouge
jan 79
when was operation lom san 719 in laos
feburary 71
what was the plan for operation lom san 719
distupt ho chi minh trail and prevent s.v invasion with an invasion of laos w us air support
what was the outcome of peration lom son 719
ARVN faced resistance from nv and forced to withdraw hilighting weakness
proved chances of beating nv were slim
encoraged nv
what did thieu order in operation lom san 719 and what did this mean
to stop when casulties reached 3000
only got 1/2 way to targets in laos
what was the idea behind the mad bomber
let it be known nixson was mentaly unstable with access to nukes
what % of the us public supported bombings
55%
what was the only way the us could respond to the PAVN attack on sv in 72
with massive air strike
what does kissinger state in november 72
peace is at hand
he has a peace deal
how many bombs are dropped in the christmas 72 bombins in NV
200,000
what is the outcome of the christmas bombings
global outcry
1000 civilians die
15 b52 bombers shot down with 93 airmen
