The Fall of Saigon
The Vietnam War
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- The Fall of Saigon
- March 1975
- North Vietnamese government decided to invade South Vietnam.
- They also attacked through Laos and Cambodia. This split the ARVN forces as well as dividing South Vietnam.
- NVA found it difficult to advance as quickly as ARVN were retreating.
- Thieu resigned
- 30 April 1975 communists troops marched victoriously into Saigon as the last Americans were frantically helicoptered out.
- North Vietnamese took their revenge.
- 60,000 supporters of Thieu's government were killed.
- In the next 15 years, 1.5 million 'boat people' tried to leave Vietnam on rafts or in small boats. Many drowned.
- A million South Vietnamese people went to live in America or France.
- Vietnam was ruined and for the next 20 years was one of the poorest countries in the world.
- A million South Vietnamese people went to live in America or France.
- In the next 15 years, 1.5 million 'boat people' tried to leave Vietnam on rafts or in small boats. Many drowned.
- 300,000 sent for 're-education'.
- In the next 15 years, 1.5 million 'boat people' tried to leave Vietnam on rafts or in small boats. Many drowned.
- A million South Vietnamese people went to live in America or France.
- Vietnam was ruined and for the next 20 years was one of the poorest countries in the world.
- A million South Vietnamese people went to live in America or France.
- In the next 15 years, 1.5 million 'boat people' tried to leave Vietnam on rafts or in small boats. Many drowned.
- 60,000 supporters of Thieu's government were killed.
- North Vietnamese took their revenge.
- 30 April 1975 communists troops marched victoriously into Saigon as the last Americans were frantically helicoptered out.
- Thieu resigned
- Major cities fell to the communists. Hue and Danang were taken with little resistance as South Vietnamese soldiers had deserted.
- Refugees from the north began to flee south towards Saigon - where they thought it was safe.
- Many citizens stayed to greet the conquerors. Others tried to escape - by road, moving further south, by air (if they were rich or lucky enough), or by sea.
- The remaining US officials were helicoptered from the roof of the US Embassy to awaiting warships.
- 30 April 1975 communists troops marched victoriously into Saigon as the last Americans were frantically helicoptered out.
- North Vietnamese took their revenge.
- 60,000 supporters of Thieu's government were killed.
- 300,000 sent for 're-education'.
- 60,000 supporters of Thieu's government were killed.
- North Vietnamese took their revenge.
- 30 April 1975 communists troops marched victoriously into Saigon as the last Americans were frantically helicoptered out.
- The remaining US officials were helicoptered from the roof of the US Embassy to awaiting warships.
- Many citizens stayed to greet the conquerors. Others tried to escape - by road, moving further south, by air (if they were rich or lucky enough), or by sea.
- Refugees from the north began to flee south towards Saigon - where they thought it was safe.
- NVA found it difficult to advance as quickly as ARVN were retreating.
- NVA found it difficult to advance as quickly as ARVN were retreating.
- Thieu resigned
- Thieu resigned
- They also attacked through Laos and Cambodia. This split the ARVN forces as well as dividing South Vietnam.
- North Vietnamese government decided to invade South Vietnam.
- ARVN collapsed
- Thieu's problem was economic.
- Whilst stationed in South Vietnam, American forces had pumped $2 billion into the local economy.
- When they had gone, the South Vietnamese economy collapsed.
- April 1974, Thieu asked for more economic aid - instead the US Congress reduced it.
- The South Vietnamese were on their own.
- ARVN collapsed
- ARVN collapsed
- The South Vietnamese were on their own.
- April 1974, Thieu asked for more economic aid - instead the US Congress reduced it.
- When they had gone, the South Vietnamese economy collapsed.
- Whilst stationed in South Vietnam, American forces had pumped $2 billion into the local economy.
- March 1975
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