Reasons For, And Features Of, The Peace Negotiations (1972-73) Flashcards
What did Johnson do on 6th April 1965?
Explained reasons for starting the rolling thunder bombing of North Vietnam, stating that USA wanted peace and would negotiate, but that an independent South Vietnam must be part of any prace settlement
How did the North Vietnamese respond to demands of Rolling thunder bombing?
Stated that the reunification of Vietnam as one country must be part of any settlement
How did the peace negotiations and up and how were they marked?
Unsuccessful and marked by false starts and restated arguments
What were the questions asked on Vietnam?
. Whether to unite Vietnam
. How to unite Vietnam
. Who governed south Vietnam
. Troop withdrawals from S. Vietnam on both sides
What were the options for who governed S. Vietnam?
. Government the USA supported
. The national liberation Front - now renamed the Provisional Revolutionary Government
What did Nixon aim to do and how?
Attempted to end the war quickly as promised at his 1968 election. Held secret talks with China and USSR in hopes of ending the cold war
Why did N. Vietnam agree to the 1970 peace talks?
Feared an end to aid from USSR and China
Why did the secret peace talks fail?
South Vietnamese government didn’t know about the talks and both sides had different views on the future of South Vietnam
What was the USA considering abandoning?
The south Vietnamese government, led by President Thieu if they could get an agreement on an independent South Vietnam
How was Nixon juggling lots of things at once in 1970?
. Attempted to negotiate peace with North Vietnam while continuing official secret negotiations, continuing Vietnamisation, continuing fighting and bombing, continuing meetings with USSR and China to negotiate an end to the Cold War
How were both USA and North Vietnam under pressure?
. Congress cut funding and opposition to the war was rising in the USA
. Possibility of losing support from China and USSR for N. Vietnam
What did N. Vietnamese do in 1972?
Launched Easter Offensive which was a shock to the US government and showed both sides that the war could drag on for years
What happened on 8th October 1972?
USA and N. Vietnam produced an agreement at the official Paris talks, but it was refused by Thieu, causing talks to break up and trust to decrease on all sides
How did Nixon attempt to restart talks?
By resuming heavy bombing of N. Vietnam, promising weapons, supplies and aid to Thieu and encouraging China and USSR to press N. Vietnam into an agreement
When did talks restart?
8th January 1973
