VIETNAM:

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Course Guide Supplementary Material

Part Four begins with the assumption of office by Richard Nixon in the US, covers the end of the war, and the lengthy postwar period of recovery to the present:

• 1969: Nixon takes office in the US| Paris Peace Talks continue
• 1969: “Secret” bombing of Cambodia by US
• 1969: Ho Chi Minh dies
• 1969-73: "Vietnamization"| Gradual withdrawal of US ground forces; buildup of US materiel support for South Vietnam
• 1970: "Secret" Peace Talks begin
• 1972: Final major North Vietnamese offensive
• 1973: Peace agreement signed | US forces completely withdrawn; US prisoners of war returned
• 1974: North and South Vietnam back at war
• 1974: Nixon resigns in disgrace
• 1975: Saigon falls to North Vietnamese troops; Vietnam reunited
• 1978: Vietnam invades Cambodia; China retaliates
• 1986: Doi Moi economic policy initiated leading to rapid economic growth throughout the 1990s
• 1996: US and Vietnam establish diplomatic relations
• 1998: Economic growth continues despite East Asian financial crisis
• 1999: Economic growth slows as Vietnam continues to enter world economy

A Cross-National, Interdisciplinary Perspective

From Birth to Re-Birth
208 BC - 1945

Defeat of the French and
Entrance of the U.S.
1945-1964

The U.S.-Vietnam War:
Escalation Phase,
1964-1968

The End of the War and Aftermath,
1969-Present

Developed by David L. Elliott