Nixon in Vietnam

Nixon took office in…

1969

Nixon took office in 1969 with the promise to …

end the war quickly.

He spoke of the policy of ‘…’ in Vietnam

peace with honour

He spoke of the policy of ‘peace with honour’ in Vietnam, in order to ensure that …

Vietnam remained an independent, non-communist state.

Nixon promised the ‘…’ of the Vietnam war

Vietnamisation

Nixon was a skilled political leader, who used …

diplomacy and militarism to strengthen US power.

Nixon promoted … - called for the lowering of tensions between the US & USSR.

Detente

Henry Kissinger came up with the idea of …

detente & was key in improving relations between the USA & China

Kissenger was an extremely skilful diplomat who developed the idea of …

linkage

What was linkage?

international problems all linked together & a single solution was developed for it all