The War Ends Flashcards
What did the US want with South Vietnam?
How did North Vietnam respond to this?
US wanted a dependent South Vietnam (not unified)
The North said that there had to be unification because of the Geneva Accords
What happened in Paris?
Both sides just retold their arguments and nothing really happened
Whaen were ther peace talks in Paris?
1968
What were the huge barrior to a peace agreement?
Shoudl Vietnam be united?
How to unite Vietnam
Who would govern South Vietnam / a united Vietnam
Troops withdrawels from Vietnam - on both sides
Who could of governed South Vietnam, if they stayed dependent?
The National Liberation Front
Now renamed to the Provisional Revolutionary Government
When were secret peace talks signed?
Possibly why?
1970?
US was seeking better relations with the USSR and China. Cold War may end which may mean a lack of supplies from China to North Vietnam
What was North Vietnam very clear about?
Theu wouldn’t accept a government under Thieu
How did Nixon put pressure on the North and South to sign the peace terms?
Continued with official and secret peace talks
Contiuned with Vietnamisation
Continues fighting and bombing
Continued negotiating an end to the Cold War
Once he pffered an immediate supply of weapons if he turned up
Asked the USSR and China to push the North for peace
When did North Vietnam launch the Easter Offencive?
1972
When was an agreement produced?
Where?
What happened?
October 1972, Paris
Thieu refused to sign it as he had no imput in making it (it was made in the secret peace talks)
After the october 1972 fail when did peace talks start again?
January 1973
What was agreed in the Paris peace accords?
Vietnam was to be made an unified country which everyone would accept
New governemnt was to be elected with international supervision
A ceasfire
All armys to be removed except the ARVN and the North’s army
US support/aid to stop
US troops and equipment and bases to be removed within 60 days
US governemt couldn’t interfear with Vietnamese politics
Prisoners of war and equipment to be exchanged within 60 days
US to give aid for reconstruction in Vietnam
How was the Paris peace talks significant for the US?
23rd March 1973 - there were only 150 marines
Congress cut funding to the war
10,000 civilian advisers (military personel) were still in Vietnam
How was the Paris peace talks significant for South Vietnam?
Exonomy of the South collapsed
Thieu was still corrupt amd didn’t make the country more democratic - he also didn’t want to unite Vietnam
How was the Paris peace talks significant for North Vietnam?
North became impationt with Thieu so they sent a new attack in December 1974
This led to the fall of Saigon on the 30th April 1975
