Hard Containment of Communism questions

What happened to end the Korean war?

Stalemate leading to armistice, July 1953.

Why did the USA initially get involved in Vietnam?

They sent money, then soldiers to aid the non-communist government of South Vietnam

What was Operation Rolling Thunder?

A military campaign of mass, intensive bombing carried out by US forces over Vietnam to try to force the Vietcong to surrender

Name two factors/events that undermined US credibility in the Vietnam war.

Student protest at home, the success of the Tet offensive, the My Lai massacre committed against innocent Vietnamese civilians, the resultant trial and guilty verdict of Lt Calley, Civil rights protest criticising the war effort, Richard Nixon secretly negotiating with the Vietcong so that a peace agreement could only be reached once he was elected President.

What were the Paris Peace Accords?

The agreement that formally ended American involvement in Vietnam, leading to the full withdrawal of US troops by 1975.