Asia Widening Of War Into C And L Flashcards
1
Q
Why did they form
A
Held at the Geneva conference of July 1954 they were formed.
Ho chi Minh trail runs through Cambodia and Laos into South vietnam.
2
Q
Cambodia bombing
A
March 1969 Nixon ordered bombing of Cambodia to destroy the ho chi Minh trail. This failed
He then order US invasion of Cambodia in 1970
This backfired
North Vietnam boycott peace talks
Cambodians turn tye Khemer Rouge who was a communist to resist US intervention
3
Q
Destroying Loas
A
In February 1971 Nixon offered air support to arvn invasion of Laos to destroy Ho chi Minh trail. Backfired. ARVN was defeated and Laos turned to communist Pathet Loas to resist us intervention.
