US Withdrawal from Vietnam - Vietnamisation and Cambodia (Leaving Cert History): Flashcards
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When Paris Peace Talks began
When Paris Peace Talks began
May 1968
When Nixon took office
When Nixon took office
January 1969
Nixon's promise to Vietnam
Nixon's promise to Vietnam
Peace with honour
What Vietnamization meant
What Vietnamization meant
Transfer combat to S. Vietnamese, withdraw US troops
Nixon's National Security Advisor
Nixon's National Security Advisor
Henry Kissinger
Why US expanded war to Cambodia & Laos
Why US expanded war to Cambodia & Laos
Destroy Ho Chi Minh Trail
What was Ho Chi Minh Trail
What was Ho Chi Minh Trail
Critical supply route used by Viet Cong
When US invaded Cambodia
When US invaded Cambodia
April 1970
Event sparked by Cambodia invasion protests
Event sparked by Cambodia invasion protests
Kent State shootings
When Paris Peace Accords signed
When Paris Peace Accords signed
27 January 1973
When Saigon fell
When Saigon fell
30 April 1975
What Operation Frequent Wind was
What Operation Frequent Wind was
Largest helicopter evacuation in history
How many evacuated in Operation Frequent Wind
How many evacuated in Operation Frequent Wind
Over 7,000 Americans and South Vietnamese
What War Powers Act 1973 did
What War Powers Act 1973 did
Limited president's power to deploy forces without Congress approval