Key Features Of Vietnamisation Flashcards
What was Vietnamisation?
Application of Nixon Doctrine in Vietnam
What were the features of Vietnamisation?
US troops were to withdraw
ARVN would provide own officers
US would still provide training and equipment
US withdrawal would be done ‘with honour’ - not leaving S. Vietnam in mud
South Vietnam would remain a separate country, not communist
How did Vietnamisation succeed in a basic sense?
There were fewer US troops in Vietnam
There were less US deaths
How did Vietnamisation become conflicted?
. Some US troops felt they were being withdrawn too soon
. US military wanted to send more troops after Tet Offensive
. Many opponents of the war saw US withdrawal as too slow
. Most US citizens wanted troops home
. US generals and S. Vietnamese worried ARVN wouldn’t cope.
How did communists view Vietnamisation?
A chance to get the upped hand in the war
How many ARVN troops, US troops, ARVN dead and US dead in 1970?
970,000 ARVN troops
335,000 US troops
24,000 ARVN dead
6000 US dead (better from 16,000 dead in 1968)
