Nixon's Aims Flashcards
1
Q
When did Nixon come into power?
A
1968
2
Q
What were Nixons aims?
A
Veitnamisation
Madman theory
Bomb Cambodia
3
Q
What did Nixon refuse?
A
He didn’t allow Saigon to fall to communists so he kept bombing
4
Q
What happened at the Paris peace talks in October 1968 that was later allowed?
A
They allowed a coalition in Saigon government in 1973
It was refused in 1968
5
Q
Who was Henry Kissinger?
A
National security adviser
He ordered a cease fire in the north in October 1972
But Nixon continued bombing by Dec 1972
