Starter quiz
- What event at the start of 1968 significantly altered the perception of US citizens towards the Vietnam War?
- the assassination of Martin Luther King
- the assassination of Robert Kennedy
- the Tet Offensive ✓
- the decision of Lyndon B. Johnson not to run for reelection
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- Complete the sentence: Nixon claimed to have a plan to bring 'peace with ______' in Vietnam.
- 'honour' ✓
- What was the goal of Vietnamisation in regards to US ground troops?
- to increase in number
- to decrease in number ✓
- to spend more time training
- to spend less time training
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- By 1970, how many US troops had been withdrawn from Vietnam?
- close to 50 000
- close to 100 000
- close to 200 000 ✓
- close to 400 000
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- Complete the sentence: towards the end of the war, ______ use amongst US soldiers increased dramatically.
- 'drug' ✓
- What was the problem with the training manuals for heavy equipment that the US gave to the South Vietnamese Army?
- they were for the wrong equipment
- they contained lots of mistakes
- they were never delivered
- they were not written in Vietnamese ✓
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Exit quiz
- How long had Nixon been president before announcing the Nixon Doctrine?
- 1 month
- 2 months
- 4 months
- 6 months ✓
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- Match the keywords to the correct definitions.
- doctrine⇔a stated position of government policy, usually in foreign affairs ✓
- negotiation⇔a discussion aimed at reaching an agreement ✓
- trail⇔a track made by repeated passage ✓
- Complete the sentence: Nixon employed the '______ strategy' during secret negotiations with North Vietnam.
- 'madman' ✓
- Which two countries that were not at war with the US contained parts of the Ho Chi Minh Trail?
- Burma
- Cambodia ✓
- China
- Laos ✓
- Thailand
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- Which city in Laos was attacked and briefly captured by the ARVN with help from US air support in 1971?
- Hanoi
- Phnom Phen
- Saigon
- Tchepone ✓
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- What was the codename given to the huge aerial bombardment of North Vietnam in response to the Easter Offensive in 1972?
- 'Operation Linebacker' ✓
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Key learning points
- The Nixon Doctrine made the US position clear: they would support South Vietnam against communism but remove troops.
- Nixon engaged in official and secret negotiations to end the war.
- Nixon expanded the war by attacking the Ho Chi Minh Trail in neighbouring Cambodia and Laos.
- The US public and Congress were furious when they discovered that Nixon had expanded the war into other countries.
- After a large invasion from the North Vietnamese, Nixon ordered heavy bombing of North Vietnam.
Common misconception
Negotiations are quick affairs.
Negotiations can sometimes take place over many years before any progress is made.
Keywords
Doctrine - a doctrine is a stated position of government policy, usually in foreign or military affairs
Negotiation - a negotiation is a discussion aimed at reaching an agreement
Trail - a trail is a track made by repeated passage, usually far removed from an urban setting
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