The Paris Peace agreement, 1973
I can explain the significance of the Paris Peace Agreement.
The Paris Peace agreement, 1973
I can explain the significance of the Paris Peace Agreement.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Nixon used a ‘carrot and stick’ approach to restart negotiations
- The US accepted the unification of Vietnam during the Paris Peace Agreement
- The USA had to withdraw from Vietnam
- The USA agreed not to involve itself in Vietnamese affairs
- Saigon fell to North Vietnam when the North invaded South Vietnam again in 1975
Keywords
Treaty - a treaty is a formal agreement between countries
Unification - unification means to join together or make something whole
Ceasefire - a ceasefire is a temporary stoppage of a war, in which both sides agree to pause aggressive actions
Common misconception
The US has always been too large and powerful to lose a war.
The majority of people regard the Vietnam War as a loss for the US: they did not achieve their stated goal of containing communism.
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a formal agreement between countries
a temporary stoppage of a war
to join together or make something whole