Which of the Following Was True of the Settlement Ending

question 54

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was true of the settlement ending the Vietnam War, known as the Paris Peace Accords?

• A) The agreement ensured the survival of South Vietnam as a country and enabled it to establish peaceful economic relations with North Vietnam, signaling a new order in Southeast Asia.
• B) Although the agreement was officially signed, it was soon proved unnecessary, as over the last year, South Vietnamese troops had vanquished the North Vietnamese without American help.
• C) The agreement was followed by massive bombings of North Vietnam by the United States a few months later, as Nixon and Kissinger had never actually withdrawn the last of the U.S. troops.
• D) Although Nixon and Kissinger ended America's combat role and claimed North Vietnam had changed its basic stance, North Vietnam had actually left Communist troops in South Vietnam.
• E) The agreement was so successful that it got Nixon reelected and helped ease the public political protests that had long defined the era of the Vietnam War in the United States.

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