Foreign Developments: Developments in the Vietnam War under Nixon

Question 1

When did Johnson start organising peace talks with South Vietnam? (To the month)

Answer 1

October 1968

Question 2

What development happened with Vietnam bombings by October 1968?

Answer 2

Bombings had stopped

Question 3

What did the South Vietnam leader do before the peace talks organised by Johnson?

Answer 3

They withdrew from the peace talks

Question 4

What caused the South Vietnam leader to withdraw from Johnson’s peace talks with North Vietnam?

Answer 4

Nixon had told them not to participate in the talks

Question 5

What did Nixon promise with the Vietnam war ending deal in his 1968 election campaign?

Answer 5

He promised he could get a better deal

Question 6

What was the result of Nixon’s 1969 peace negotiations?

Answer 6

They were unsuccessful

Question 7

By 1969, how many American soldiers had died in Vietnam?

Answer 7

40,000

Question 8

By 1968, how many American troops were in Vietnam?

Answer 8

500,000

Question 9

What policy did Nixon propose for Vietnam?

Answer 9

Vietnamisation

Question 10

What was Vietnamisation?

Answer 10

The USA would give all of their weapons to South Vietnamese soldiers

Question 11

What would happen with American troops as Vietnamisation progressed?

Answer 11

American troops would withdraw from Vietnam

Question 12

How many rifles were sent in the Vietnamisation process?

Answer 12

1 million

Question 13

What was the reality of Communist presence in South Vietnam without US support?

Answer 13

It was still present

Question 14

What year did Nixon send troops into Cambodia?

Answer 14

1970

Question 15

How many American troops did Nixon send into Cambodia in 1970?

Answer 15

40,000

Question 16

What percentage of Americans approved of sending in US troops to Cambodia in 1970?

Answer 16

60%

Question 17

Name a poorer demographic of South Vietnam that supported Communism

Answer 17

Farmers

Question 18

How many people participated in anti-war protests in 1969?

Answer 18

250,000 people

Question 19

In a 1970 anti-war protest in Oklahoma, how many people were killed by national guardsmen?

Answer 19

4 people

Question 20

How many people in total marched in response to the Oklahoma protest killings?

Answer 20

2 million people

Question 21

How many people participated in an anti-war protest in 1971?

Answer 21

300,000 people

Question 22

What event influenced Americans to protest in 1971?

Answer 22

American helicopter handles were greased

Question 23

What did the greasing of helicopter handles prevent troops from doing?

Answer 23

Prevented them from escaping

Question 24

By what year of Nixon’s presidency had peace negotiations not progressed since 1969?

Answer 24

1972

Question 25

How many Vietnamese did Nixon kill in a bombing campaign in 1972?

Answer 25

2000 people

Question 26

How long after the 1972 bombings did North Vietnam continue peace negotiations?

Answer 26

1 day after

Question 27

What form of peace did Nixon want to have with Vietnam?

Answer 27

Peace with honour

Question 28

By what year were 200 American troops left in South Vietnam?

Answer 28

1973

Question 29

What was the reality with the terms that Nixon had agreed with peace by 1973 compared to Johnson's terms?

Answer 29

They were not different

Question 30

By 1973, how many American soldiers had been killed in Vietnam?

Answer 30

50,000 troops

Question 31

What year was the War Powers Act passed?

Answer 31

1973

Question 32

What did the 1973 War Powers Act do?

Answer 32

Prevented the President from sending American troops into combat without talking to Congress

Question 33

How many South Vietnamese troops left the army a month in 1974?

Answer 33

20,000 a month

Question 34

By what percentage was US funding to South Vietnam cut by in 1974?

Answer 34

50%

Question 35

Despite 1 million rifles being given to South Vietnam, what had the USA not given South Vietnamese troops?

Answer 35

Ammunition

Question 36

What fall happened in Vietnam in 1975?

Answer 36

Fall of Saigon

Question 37

What happened after the Fall of Saigon?

Answer 37

All of Vietnam became Communist

Question 38

How many Vietnamese fled to America after the Fall of Saigon?

Answer 38

400,000

Question 39

How much did the Vietnam War cost America a year on average?

Answer 39

$20 billion a year

Question 40

What was the situation with USSR-China relations by the early 1970s?

Answer 40

Relations were deteriorating

Question 41

Why did Nixon try to improve relations with China in terms of relations with the USSR?

Answer 41

It would cause more divisions