Changes under Nixon, 1969-73 (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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Year Nixon became president
Year Nixon became president
1969
Date Nixon Doctrine was announced
Date Nixon Doctrine was announced
25th July 1969
Nixon Doctrine focus instead of combat troops
Nixon Doctrine focus instead of combat troops
Financial assistance and military training
What Vietnamisation meant
What Vietnamisation meant
Transferring fighting responsibility to South Vietnamese Army
What US sent under Vietnamisation
What US sent under Vietnamisation
Money, military equipment, and advisers
Main reasons Vietnamisation failed
Main reasons Vietnamisation failed
ARVN lacked preparation, experience, suffered corruption/desertion
When American troop withdrawal began
When American troop withdrawal began
1968 onwards
Effect of withdrawal on US troops
Effect of withdrawal on US troops
Decreased motivation, avoided combat, drug use
Year US troops sent into Cambodia
Year US troops sent into Cambodia
1970
What Congress canceled after Cambodia expansion
What Congress canceled after Cambodia expansion
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution (1964)
Year US supported S. Vietnamese invasion of Laos
Year US supported S. Vietnamese invasion of Laos
1971
When Nixon's bombing campaign against N. Vietnam began
When Nixon's bombing campaign against N. Vietnam began
April 1972
What US dropped into Haiphong harbor
What US dropped into Haiphong harbor
Mines
Result of 1972 bombing campaign
Result of 1972 bombing campaign
Diplomatic pressure from USSR and China for peace agreement