Nixon In Vietnam Flashcards
(5 cards)
1
Q
He wanted honourable…
A
Peace
2
Q
‘I’m not going to end up like LBJ. I’m going to…
A
Stop that war, fast’
3
Q
‘Peace with…
A
Honour’
4
Q
How did peace w/honour look like?
A
Amounted to ensuring that south Vietnam remained an independent, non-communist state.
5
Q
Vietnamisation
A
Withdrawal of us troops by replacing them with SV forces.
Secure position domestically
Encouraged north Vietnam to negotiate by forcing them into submission by the reintroduction of bombing and the eradication of HCM trials in Laos and Cambodia.—demonstrate the military prowess of the USA so no one can touch them. Nixon positioning himself as a ‘mad man’
