vietnamisation

• When did Johnson announce he would not run in election?

  March 1968
• When was Nixon president?

  Jan 1969-1974
• Who was Nixon?

  Republican who played on democrats weakness and took an anti war stance
• Why did Nixon believe they had to withdraw?

  Conventional weapons weren't working but using nuclear weapons would escalate to china + ussr involvement
• What was Vietnamization?

  Slowly pulling American troops out of Vietnam & giving control of the war to the South Vietnamese without loosing the trust of the us public
• When did us invade Cambodia?

  April 1970
• When did is invade Laos?

  February 1971 (to pursue north Vietnam troops)
• When and why did Nixon visit Beijing and Moscow?

  In 1972 to improve relations
• When was the ceasefire signed?

  January 1973
• What were the 5 policies of vietnamization?

  1- us troops to withdraw

  2- ARVN to provide own officers

  3- US to provide training and equipment

  4- withdrawal to be done with honour

  5- south Vietnam would remain its own country and not become communist
• How many soldiers were killed in the 4 years the government has been promising to withdraw for?


  20,000
• How many troops did Nixon claim would would be withdrawn in the first month of vietnamization?

  60,000 men and 20% of forces
• When did Nixon secretly raid the ho chi min trail in Cambodia?

  15th march 1969