Asia part 3 – End and response to Vietnam War
What were the results of Nixon’s election?####Policy of ‘Vietnamisation’, Increased military action,
Improved relations with China and USSR
What was Vietnamisation?####winding down US involvement while supporting and training ARVN
to continue
What did the US do to ‘Vietnamise’####withdrew troops, trained and supplied ARVN, advised SK
regime
How many troops out of the 500,000 were withdrawn by 1971?####400,000
Why did the US increase military action?####to weaken PAVN and VC to help ARVN
Where did the US do to increase military action?####Cambodia
What events took place in Cambodia?####failed invasion of Cambodia
Date: failed invasion of Cambodia####April 1970
In what way did the increase in military action in Cambodia backfire?####NV boycotted peace talks,
Cambodia turned to Khmer Rouge to resist interventionism, protests in the US
What was the Khmer Rouge?####A communist Cambodian political party
What event took place in Laos?####air support for aerial bombing of Ho Chi Minh trail which failed
Date: air support for aerial bombing of Ho Chi Minh trail which failed####Feb 1971
In what way did the increase in military action in Laos backfire?####Laos people turned to Pathet
Laos to resist US interventionism, protests in the US
What was Pathet Laos?####a communist political movement and organisation
What events took place in NV as part of Nixon’s increased military action?####‘Operation
Linebacker’
What was ‘Operation Linebacker’?####targeted attack on infrastructure
Give examples of infrastructure targeted in ‘Operation Linebacker’?####bridges, roads, railways
Date: ‘Operation Linebacker’####April 1972
How did ‘Operation Linebacker’ backfire in the US?####Protests in US
How did Nixon improve relations with USSR and China?####exploited growing rift between them
over best form of communism
Date: Nixon’s visit to China####Feb 1972
Date: Nixon’s visit to USSR####May 1972
What the purpose of Nixon’s visits to the USSR and China?####furthering detenté
Definition: detenté####‘relaxing’ war and preserving peace
What was the main result of Nixon’s election?####Increased military action
What were the results of Nixon’s election?####Policy of ‘Vietnamisation’, Increased military action,
Improved relations with China and USSR
What was Vietnamisation?####winding down US involvement while supporting and training ARVN
to continue
What did the US do to ‘Vietnamise’####withdrew troops, trained and supplied ARVN, advised SK
regime
How many troops out of the 500,000 were withdrawn by 1971?####400,000
Why did the US increase military action?####to weaken PAVN and VC to help ARVN
Where did the US do to increase military action?####Cambodia
What events took place in Cambodia?####failed invasion of Cambodia
Date: failed invasion of Cambodia####April 1970
In what way did the increase in military action in Cambodia backfire?####NV boycotted peace talks,
Cambodia turned to Khmer Rouge to resist interventionism, protests in the US
What was the Khmer Rouge?####A communist Cambodian political party
What event took place in Laos?####air support for aerial bombing of Ho Chi Minh trail which failed
Date: air support for aerial bombing of Ho Chi Minh trail which failed####Feb 1971
In what way did the increase in military action in Laos backfire?####Laos people turned to Pathet
Laos to resist US interventionism, protests in the US
What was Pathet Laos?####a communist political movement and organisation
What events took place in NV as part of Nixon’s increased military action?####‘Operation
Linebacker’
What was ‘Operation Linebacker’?####targeted attack on infrastructure
Give examples of infrastructure targeted in ‘Operation Linebacker’?####bridges, roads, railways
Date: ‘Operation Linebacker’####April 1972
How did ‘Operation Linebacker’ backfire in the US?####Protests in US
How did Nixon improve relations with USSR and China?####exploited growing rift between them
over best form of communism
Date: Nixon’s visit to China####Feb 1972
Date: Nixon’s visit to USSR####May 1972
What the purpose of Nixon’s visits to the USSR and China?####furthering detenté
Definition: detenté####‘relaxing’ war and preserving peace
What was the main result of Nixon’s election?####Increased military action
