Paris Talks & Saigon
Published on Nov 25, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
"We believed that those who opposed the war in Vietnam would be satisfied with our withdrawal, and those who favored an honorable ending would be satisfied if the United States would not destroy an ally."
-Kissinger, Nobel peace prize winner
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CAUSES
- Growing numbers of those against war
- American demonstrations
- Longest war in American history
- American casualties
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DETAILS
- 1973 peace agreement
- Withdrawal of troops & prisoners of war
- US could provide military or economic aid
- No direct involvement
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SIGNIFICANCE
- Complete cease fire
- Withdrawl of US involvement
“We shall do everything the agreement requires of us, and we shall expect the other parties to do everything it requires of them. We shall also expect other interested nations to help insure that the agreement is carried out and peace is maintained.”
-Nixon
Kissinger meets with North Vietnamese leaders to finalize details of the Paris Peace Accords
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"...A war that was always unnecessary and often atrocious and had ended the lives of three million people, leaving their once bountiful land petrified."
- Eyewitness report: John Pilger
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CAUSES
- Without US presence Saigon was vulnerable
- Saigon wasn't prepared for invasion
- People's Army advances
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DETAILS
- 1975
- After capture renamed Ho Chi Mihn City
- Ended Vietnam, severe losses on both sides
- Started the process uniting Vietnam under Hanoi
- Violated Paris Peace talks
