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States History 2015 Edition, Chapter 29 Limits of a
Superpower, 1969-1980
Terms in this set (67)
Henry Kissinger Nixon's national security adviser, he
later become secretary of state
during Nixon's second term. He
helped Nixon to fashion a realistic
foreign policy that generally
succeeded in reducing the tensions
of the
Cold War. (p. 625)
Vietnamization President Nixon announced that he
would gradually withdraw U.S.
troops from Vietnam and give the
South Vietnamese the money, the
weapons, and the training that they
needed to take over the full conduct
of the war. Under this policy, U.S.
troops in
South Vietnam went from over
540,000 in 1969 to under 30,000 in
1972. (p. 626)
This doctrine declared that Asian
allies would receive U.S. support
but without the extensive use of
Nixon Doctrine U.S. ground forces. (p. 626)
,Kent State In April 1970, President Nixon expanded
the war by using U.S. forces to invade
Cambodia. A nationwide protest against
this action on U.S. college campuses
resulted in the killing of four youths by National Guard
troops at Kent State in Ohio. (p.
626)
My Lai The American public was shocked to
learn about a 1968 massacre of women
and
children by U.S. troops in the
Vietnamese village of My Lai. (p.
626)
Pentagon Papers The New York Times published the
Pentagon Papers, a secret government
history documenting the mistakes and
deceptions of government policy-
makers in dealing with
Vietnam. (p. 626)
In January 1973, the North Vietnamese
agreed to an armistice, in which the
United States would withdraw the last
of its troops and get back over 500
prisoners of war (POWs). The agreement also promised a
cease-fire and free elections. However, the armistice did not
Paris Accords of 1973 end the war, but it allowed the United States to extricate
itself.
(p. 627)
, detente President Nixon and Kissinger
strengthened the U.S. position in
the world by taking advantage of
the rivalry between the two
Communist giants, China and the
Soviet Union. Their diplomacy was
praised for bringing about detente,
a reduction of Cold War tensions.
(p. 627)
China visit After a series of secret negotiations
with Chinese leaders, in February of
1972 Nixon astonished the world by
traveling to Beijing to meet with
Mao Zedong, the leader of
Communist China. His visit
initiated diplomatic exchanges
that ultimately led to U.S.
recognition of the Communist government. (p.
627)
President Nixon used his new
relationship with China to put
pressure on the Soviets to agree to
antiballistic missiles a treaty limiting antiballistic missiles
(ABMs). (p. 627)
States History 2015 Edition, Chapter 29 Limits of a
Superpower, 1969-1980
Terms in this set (67)
Henry Kissinger Nixon's national security adviser, he
later become secretary of state
during Nixon's second term. He
helped Nixon to fashion a realistic
foreign policy that generally
succeeded in reducing the tensions
of the
Cold War. (p. 625)
Vietnamization President Nixon announced that he
would gradually withdraw U.S.
troops from Vietnam and give the
South Vietnamese the money, the
weapons, and the training that they
needed to take over the full conduct
of the war. Under this policy, U.S.
troops in
South Vietnam went from over
540,000 in 1969 to under 30,000 in
1972. (p. 626)
This doctrine declared that Asian
allies would receive U.S. support
but without the extensive use of
Nixon Doctrine U.S. ground forces. (p. 626)
,Kent State In April 1970, President Nixon expanded
the war by using U.S. forces to invade
Cambodia. A nationwide protest against
this action on U.S. college campuses
resulted in the killing of four youths by National Guard
troops at Kent State in Ohio. (p.
626)
My Lai The American public was shocked to
learn about a 1968 massacre of women
and
children by U.S. troops in the
Vietnamese village of My Lai. (p.
626)
Pentagon Papers The New York Times published the
Pentagon Papers, a secret government
history documenting the mistakes and
deceptions of government policy-
makers in dealing with
Vietnam. (p. 626)
In January 1973, the North Vietnamese
agreed to an armistice, in which the
United States would withdraw the last
of its troops and get back over 500
prisoners of war (POWs). The agreement also promised a
cease-fire and free elections. However, the armistice did not
Paris Accords of 1973 end the war, but it allowed the United States to extricate
itself.
(p. 627)
, detente President Nixon and Kissinger
strengthened the U.S. position in
the world by taking advantage of
the rivalry between the two
Communist giants, China and the
Soviet Union. Their diplomacy was
praised for bringing about detente,
a reduction of Cold War tensions.
(p. 627)
China visit After a series of secret negotiations
with Chinese leaders, in February of
1972 Nixon astonished the world by
traveling to Beijing to meet with
Mao Zedong, the leader of
Communist China. His visit
initiated diplomatic exchanges
that ultimately led to U.S.
recognition of the Communist government. (p.
627)
President Nixon used his new
relationship with China to put
pressure on the Soviets to agree to
antiballistic missiles a treaty limiting antiballistic missiles
(ABMs). (p. 627)
