Chapter 17 - Cold War

Question 1

How many protested over Operation Menu in Washington?

Answer 1

500,000

Question 2

What were North’s Vietnams demands?

Answer 2

Wanted a communist Vietnam but were able to consider a coalition South Vietnamese government that included members of the NLF.

Question 3

Why did the USA want talks?

Answer 3

Wanted to be seen still as tough on communism and showed it by agreeing that the South would not just be handed over to the North

Question 4

Who opposed the Paris Peace talks?

Answer 4

President Thieu

Question 5

Why did talks break down after Nixon’s re-election in 1972?

Answer 5

Different issues that had been unresolved
North Vietnam demands changed, stalled for time and said they had to go back to Hanoi for consultation

Question 6

What did Kissinger announce on 31st October 1972?

Answer 6

Peace is at hand

Question 7

Key terms to the Paris Peace Agreement 1973

Answer 7

A ceasefire take place immediately
US troops withdraw from Vietnam
All US troops withdrawn within 60 days of the Jan 1973 agreement
Possible eventual reunification of Vietnam
Free elections in South Vietnam

Question 7

How did Nixon react to North Vietnamese reluctance to sign a peace agreement?

Answer 7

air raids on North Vietnam to force them to sign a peace agreement

Question 7

What did the Vietcong’s hit and run tactics cause to happen to the ARVN?

Answer 7

Low morale and demoralised them

Question 8

In which month was the Paris Peace agreement signed in 1973?

Answer 8

January

Question 9

How many tons of bombs were dropped on South Vietnam?

Answer 9

700,000

Question 10

How many Vietnamese resettled in the USA after the war?

Answer 10

1.5 million

Question 11

How did Kissinger use the China card to start peace negotiations?

Answer 11

Wanted to use the sino-soviet split to the USAs advantage

Question 12

Where did Kissinger secretly visit in April 1972?

Answer 12

USSR

Question 13

In what month in 1972 did the Paris peace agreement talks officially begin?

Answer 13

July

Question 14

When was the peace agreement finally ratified?

Answer 14

27th January 1973

Question 15

In which month were US forces withdrawn by in 1973?

Answer 15

March

Question 16

What did Nixon provide the ARVN after US troops left?

Answer 16

$1 billion in armaments

Question 17

When did Thieu resign?

Answer 17

April 1974

Question 18

What happened in April 1975?

Answer 18

South Vietnam surrender to the North

Question 19

How many tons did the US drop on Cambodia during the bombing campaigns?

Answer 19

430,000

Question 20

What happened in Cambodia by April 1975?

Answer 20

Fallen into the hands of the Khmer Rouge

Question 21

How many killed in the Cambodian revolution?

Answer 21

1,000,000

Question 22

What happened in December 1978 and what was the impact?

Answer 22

Vietnamese, with Soviet aid invaded Cambodia on Christmas Day due to border disputes

Question 23

How much did the Vietnam war cost the USA?

Answer 23

$167 billion