Source: https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/5-3-11-attacks-on-cambodia-and-laos [Revision notes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes.md) › [IGCSE](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse.md) › [History](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history.md) › [Cambridge International](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international.md) › Attacks on Cambodia & Laos # Attacks on Cambodia & Laos History: Cambridge International GCSE The Twentieth Century (Option B), topic 5.3.11 ## Attacks on Cambodia, 1970 In March 1970 a pro-American South Vietnamese army general, Lon Nol, took over Cambodia. ### General Lon Nol ![General Lon Nol](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2019-04/0c0409f4-a906-451c-9b8d-11bdc6045ab7/closed-sign-shop-.jpeg) - In March 1970 a pro-American army general, Lon Nol, took over Cambodia. - The North Vietnamese who had been running the Ho Chi Minh trail in Cambodia allied with Cambodian communist guerrilla fighters. ### Secret American support ![Secret American support](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-08/341838c0-34be-4fee-9b1a-39bc65eb5422/Secret-Speech-Man-Finger-.jpg) - To help Nol, Nixon sent 50,000 ARVN and 30,000 US troops to invade Cambodia and ordered secret bombing raids. - He knew this would be unpopular with the American public, so limited the troops to 19 miles over the border and they had to withdraw by the end of June. - He kept the bombing raids secret ### Successes for the US ![Successes for the US](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-04/0b2b8fa9-0557-4131-a127-bfb4874cbade/shutterstock_197945870.jpg) - 11,000 communists were killed and Nol’s government stayed in power to fight the communists. - Huge damage was done to the Ho Chi Minh trail and tonnes of weapons and supplies were captured. - However, this didn’t stop the North Vietnamese using parts of the trail that went through Laos to supply South Vietnam. ### Reality ![Reality](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/memory-location-images/Angkor%20Wat,%20Cambodia-min.jpeg) - In reality, the ARVN couldn’t invade 19 miles into Cambodia as they would be cut off from US supplies, so the communists just stayed beyond the 19 mile limit. ### Protests ![Protests](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-08/96f75ba1-fb7e-4b58-b0e3-fe65c34ccc9e/protest-angry-crowd-.jpg) - There was public outrage in the USA which led to many protests. - Congress cancelled the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, limited military funding and called for Vietnamisation to be sped up. ## Attacks on Laos, 1971 After the attacks on Cambodia the North Vietnamese were using the Ho Chi Minh trail in Laos more, so the ARVN asked the US to provide air support. ### US air support ![US air support](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-07/1e232f8e-dc49-46df-a3d6-88f407d2301c/fighter-plane-war.jpg) - After the attacks on Cambodia the North Vietnamese were using the Ho Chi Minh trail in Laos more, so the ARVN asked the US to provide air support for an invasion of Laos with 21,000 troops. ### Attack on Tchepone ![Attack on Tchepone](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-10/8bec2f94-55f1-468c-877d-c486a92e70fa/dog-attack-bite-fight-.jpg) - The North Vietnamese raised 36,000 troops to attack the city of Tchepone, which the ARVN had captured. ### Defeat for the ARVN ![Defeat for the ARVN](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-07/6b42f3e6-98e2-493d-bee9-1c18641298b4/war-tanks-soldiers.jpg) - In the fierce fighting, the ARVN retreated and lost many casualties, despite US air support. - The trail remained in North Vietnamese control. - This made people doubt that Vietnamisation would ever work as the ARVN did not seem like a capable fighting force. ## Test yourself on Attacks on Cambodia & Laos - Who took control of Cambodia in March 1970? - When did the pro-American army general, Lon Nol, take over Cambodia? - When was the ARVN attack on Tchepone? - Where is the city of Tchepone? [Practise this topic for free](https://app.senecalearning.com/classroom/course/bde822bc-1ee8-46a6-8c98-090be2f1d690/section/f152d9ed-59fb-4eeb-871c-0037f878a371/session) - Previous topic: [5.3.10 The Tet Offensive, 1968](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/5-3-10-the-tet-offensive-1968.md) - Next topic: [5.3.12 The Bombing of North Vietnam](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/5-3-12-the-bombing-of-north-vietnam.md) ## History: Cambridge International GCSE The Twentieth Century (Option B) contents ### 1 Was the Treaty of Versailles Fair? - 1.1 What were the Motives and Aims at Versailles? - [1.1.1 The Treaty of Versailles](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/1-1-1-the-treaty-of-versailles.md) - [1.1.2 Roles of Wilson, Clemenceau & George](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/1-1-2-roles-of-wilson-clemenceau-and-george.md) - 1.2 Did the Victors Get Everything They Wanted? - [1.2.1 The Terms: Territory](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/1-2-1-the-terms-territory.md) - [1.2.2 The Terms: Reparations](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/1-2-2-the-terms-reparations.md) - [1.2.3 The Terms: Armaments](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/1-2-3-the-terms-armaments.md) - [1.2.4 The Terms: War Guilt](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/1-2-4-the-terms-war-guilt.md) - [1.2.5 The League of Nations](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/1-2-5-the-league-of-nations.md) - [1.2.6 French Reaction](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/1-2-6-french-reaction.md) - [1.2.7 American Reaction](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/1-2-7-american-reaction.md) - [1.2.8 British Reaction](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/1-2-8-british-reaction.md) - [1.2.9 Countries Left Out of the Treaty of Versailles](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/1-2-9-countries-left-out-of-the-treaty-of-versailles.md) - 1.3 What was the Impact on Germany up to 1923? - [1.3.1 German Reaction to the Treaty](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/1-3-1-german-reaction-to-the-treaty.md) - [1.3.2 Germany’s Allies](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/1-3-2-germanys-allies.md) - [1.3.3 Economic Impacts: Ruhr & Hyperinflation](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/1-3-3-economic-impacts-ruhr-and-hyperinflation.md) - [1.3.4 Social Impacts of the Treaty in Germany](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/1-3-4-social-impacts-of-the-treaty-in-germany.md) - [1.3.5 Political Impacts of the Treaty on Germany](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/1-3-5-political-impacts-of-the-treaty-on-germany.md) - [1.3.6 Reducing Reparation: The Dawes Plan](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/1-3-6-reducing-reparation-the-dawes-plan.md) - 1.4 Could the Treaty be Justified at the Time? - [1.4.1 Positives & Negatives](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/1-4-1-positives-and-negatives.md) - [1.4.2 Contemporary Opinions About the Treaty](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/1-4-2-contemporary-opinions-about-the-treaty.md) ### 2 Was the League of Nations a Success? - 2.1 How did Weaknesses in the League Lead to Failure? - [2.1.1 The League of Nations](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/2-1-1-the-league-of-nations.md) - [2.1.2 Structure of the League: Assembly & Council](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/2-1-2-structure-of-the-league-assembly-and-council.md) - [2.1.3 Structure of the League: Special Commissions](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/2-1-3-structure-of-the-league-special-commissions.md) - [2.1.4 Structure of the League: Permanent Court](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/2-1-4-structure-of-the-league-permanent-court.md) - [2.1.5 Structure of the League: Secretariat](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/2-1-5-structure-of-the-league-secretariat.md) - [2.1.6 Financial Crisis in the World](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/2-1-6-financial-crisis-in-the-world.md) - 2.2 The League’s Success in Peacekeeping - [2.2.1 Successes: International Borders](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/2-2-1-successes-international-borders.md) - [2.2.2 Successes: International Agreements](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/2-2-2-successes-international-agreements.md) - [2.2.3 Failures: Vilna (1920)](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/2-2-3-failures-vilna-1920.md) - [2.2.4 Åland Islands 1920-21](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/2-2-4-aland-islands-1920-21.md) - [2.2.5 Failures: Corfu 1923](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/2-2-5-failures-corfu-1923.md) - [2.2.6 Failures: Bulgaria 1925](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/2-2-6-failures-bulgaria-1925.md) - 2.3 How Important was the League's Humanitarian Work? - [2.3.1 Refugees, Health, Slavery, Working Conditions 1](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/2-3-1-refugees-health-slavery-working-conditions-1.md) - [2.3.2 Refugees, Health, Slavery, Working Conditions 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/2-3-2-refugees-health-slavery-working-conditions-2.md) - 2.4 How did the Depression Impact the League? - [2.4.1 The Great Depression, 1929](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/2-4-1-the-great-depression-1929.md) - [2.4.2 The Manchurian Crisis, 1931](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/2-4-2-the-manchurian-crisis-1931.md) - [2.4.3 Invasion of Abyssinia, 1935](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/2-4-3-invasion-of-abyssinia-1935.md) ### 3 How did Hitler's Foreign Policy Impact the War? - 3.1 What were the Long-Term Consequences of Versailles - [3.1.1 Long-Term Consequences of Versailles](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/3-1-1-long-term-consequences-of-versailles.md) - 3.2 What were the Consequences of the League's Failure - [3.2.1 The Disarmament Conference](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/3-2-1-the-disarmament-conference.md) - [3.2.2 Collapse of the League of Nations](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/3-2-2-collapse-of-the-league-of-nations.md) - [3.2.3 Tension in Europe in the 1930s](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/3-2-3-tension-in-europe-in-the-1930s.md) - [3.2.4 WWII & Failure of the League of Nations](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/3-2-4-wwii-and-failure-of-the-league-of-nations.md) - [3.2.5 Weak Nations](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/3-2-5-weak-nations.md) - 3.3 Was the Policy of Appeasement Justified? - [3.3.1 The Spanish Civil War, 1936-39](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/3-3-1-the-spanish-civil-war-1936-39.md) - [3.3.2 The Sudetenland](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/3-3-2-the-sudetenland.md) - [3.3.3 Arguments for Appeasement](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/3-3-3-arguments-for-appeasement.md) - [3.3.4 Arguments Against Appeasement](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/3-3-4-arguments-against-appeasement.md) - [3.3.5 Reasons & Acts of Appeasement](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/3-3-5-reasons-and-acts-of-appeasement.md) - [3.3.6 Impact of Appeasement](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/3-3-6-impact-of-appeasement.md) - 3.4 How Important was the Nazi-Soviet Pact? - [3.4.1 The Nazi-Soviet Pact](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/3-4-1-the-nazi-soviet-pact.md) - [3.4.2 The Polish Crisis & the Outbreak of War](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/3-4-2-the-polish-crisis-and-the-outbreak-of-war.md) - 3.5 Why did Britain & France Declare War on Germany? - [3.5.1 The Guarantee for Poland and the War](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/3-5-1-the-guarantee-for-poland-and-the-war.md) - [3.5.2 Hitler’s Foreign Policy & Rearmament](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/3-5-2-hitlers-foreign-policy-and-rearmament.md) - [3.5.3 Hitler's Plan](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/3-5-3-hitlers-plan.md) - [3.5.4 The Saar](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/3-5-4-the-saar.md) - [3.5.5 Remilitarisation of the Rhineland](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/3-5-5-remilitarisation-of-the-rhineland.md) - [3.5.6 The Rome-Berlin Axis](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/3-5-6-the-rome-berlin-axis.md) - [3.5.7 Germany & Italy in the Spanish War](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/3-5-7-germany-and-italy-in-the-spanish-war.md) - [3.5.8 The Anti-Comintern Pact](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/3-5-8-the-anti-comintern-pact.md) - [3.5.9 Anschluss with Austria](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/3-5-9-anschluss-with-austria.md) - [3.5.10 The Munich Agreement](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/3-5-10-the-munich-agreement.md) - [3.5.11 The Crisis over Czechoslovakia](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/3-5-11-the-crisis-over-czechoslovakia.md) ### 4 Who was to Blame for the Cold War? - 4.1 Why did the US-Soviet Alliance Break Down? - [4.1.1 Cold War - Definition](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/4-1-1-cold-war-definition.md) - [4.1.2 The Grand Alliance](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/4-1-2-the-grand-alliance.md) - [4.1.3 The 1945 Summit Conferences](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/4-1-3-the-1945-summit-conferences.md) - [4.1.4 Early US-Soviet Relations](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/4-1-4-early-us-soviet-relations.md) - [4.1.5 The Breakdown of the US-Soviet Alliance](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/4-1-5-the-breakdown-of-the-us-soviet-alliance.md) - [4.1.6 Attitudes of Truman & Stalin](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/4-1-6-attitudes-of-truman-and-stalin.md) - [4.1.7 US & Soviet Attitudes to Peace](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/4-1-7-us-and-soviet-attitudes-to-peace.md) - 4.2 How did the USSR Gain Control of Eastern Europe? - [4.2.1 The USSR & Eastern Europe](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/4-2-1-the-ussr-and-eastern-europe.md) - 4.3 How did the US React to Soviet Expansionism? - [4.3.1 The Beginning of the Cold War](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/4-3-1-the-beginning-of-the-cold-war.md) - [4.3.2 The Truman Doctrine & Marshall Plan](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/4-3-2-the-truman-doctrine-and-marshall-plan.md) - [4.3.3 East-West Boundaries](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/4-3-3-east-west-boundaries.md) - [4.3.4 Berlin Crisis](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/4-3-4-berlin-crisis.md) - 4.4 What were the Consequences of the Berlin Blockade? - [4.4.1 Germany](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/4-4-1-germany.md) - [4.4.2 Bizonia](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/4-4-2-bizonia.md) - [4.4.3 Berlin Blockade](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/4-4-3-berlin-blockade.md) - [4.4.4 FRG & GDR](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/4-4-4-frg-and-gdr.md) - [4.4.5 NATO](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/4-4-5-nato.md) - [4.4.6 Warsaw Pact](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/4-4-6-warsaw-pact.md) - 4.5 Who was More to Blame for Starting the Cold War? - [4.5.1 The Responsibility for Cold War Tensions](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/4-5-1-the-responsibility-for-cold-war-tensions.md) - [4.5.2 Blame on the USRR](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/4-5-2-blame-on-the-usrr.md) - [4.5.3 Blame on the US](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/4-5-3-blame-on-the-us.md) - [4.5.4 Sharing the Blame](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/4-5-4-sharing-the-blame.md) ### 5 Did the US Contain the Spread of Communism? - 5.1 The US and Korea, 1950-53 - [5.1.1 The US and Korea: Background to the Crisis](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/5-1-1-the-us-and-korea-background-to-the-crisis.md) - [5.1.2 The Korean War](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/5-1-2-the-korean-war.md) - [5.1.3 The Course of the Korean War](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/5-1-3-the-course-of-the-korean-war.md) - 5.2 The US and Cuba, 1959-62 - [5.2.1 Build-Up to the Cuban Missile Crisis](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/5-2-1-build-up-to-the-cuban-missile-crisis.md) - [5.2.2 The Cuban Missile Crisis](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/5-2-2-the-cuban-missile-crisis.md) - [5.2.3 Consequence of the Cuban Missile Crisis](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/5-2-3-consequence-of-the-cuban-missile-crisis.md) - 5.3 The US and Vietnam, 1955-75 - [5.3.1 French Rule in Vietnam](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/5-3-1-french-rule-in-vietnam.md) - [5.3.2 President Eisenhower](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/5-3-2-president-eisenhower.md) - [5.3.3 President Kennedy](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/5-3-3-president-kennedy.md) - [5.3.4 The Gulf of Tonkin Incident, 1964](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/5-3-4-the-gulf-of-tonkin-incident-1964.md) - [5.3.5 US Tactics](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/5-3-5-us-tactics.md) - [5.3.6 Vietcong Tactics](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/5-3-6-vietcong-tactics.md) - [5.3.7 The Vietcong](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/5-3-7-the-vietcong.md) - [5.3.8 The My Lai Massacre, 1968](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/5-3-8-the-my-lai-massacre-1968.md) - [5.3.9 Vietnamisation](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/5-3-9-vietnamisation.md) - [5.3.10 The Tet Offensive, 1968](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/5-3-10-the-tet-offensive-1968.md) - [5.3.11 Attacks on Cambodia & Laos](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/5-3-11-attacks-on-cambodia-and-laos.md) - [5.3.12 The Bombing of North Vietnam](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/5-3-12-the-bombing-of-north-vietnam.md) - [5.3.13 The Failure of Vietnamisation](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/5-3-13-the-failure-of-vietnamisation.md) - [5.3.14 The Growth of Opposition](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/5-3-14-the-growth-of-opposition.md) - [5.3.15 The Draft System](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/5-3-15-the-draft-system.md) - [5.3.16 The Kent State University Shootings, 1970](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/5-3-16-the-kent-state-university-shootings-1970.md) - [5.3.17 Political Opposition](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/5-3-17-political-opposition.md) - [5.3.18 Reasons for Support 1](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/5-3-18-reasons-for-support-1.md) - [5.3.19 Reasons for Support 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/5-3-19-reasons-for-support-2.md) - [5.3.20 Political Support](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/5-3-20-political-support.md) - [5.3.21 Peace Negotiations](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/5-3-21-peace-negotiations.md) - [5.3.22 The Paris Peace Accords, 1973](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/5-3-22-the-paris-peace-accords-1973.md) - [5.3.23 Economic & Human Costs 1](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/5-3-23-economic-and-human-costs-1.md) - [5.3.24 Economic & Human Costs 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/5-3-24-economic-and-human-costs-2.md) - [5.3.25 The Strengths of North Vietnam 1](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/5-3-25-the-strengths-of-north-vietnam-1.md) - [5.3.26 The Strengths of North Vietnam 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/5-3-26-the-strengths-of-north-vietnam-2.md) - [5.3.27 The Weaknesses of the US 1](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/5-3-27-the-weaknesses-of-the-us-1.md) - [5.3.28 The Weaknesses of the US 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/5-3-28-the-weaknesses-of-the-us-2.md) - [5.3.29 Opposition in the US](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/5-3-29-opposition-in-the-us.md) - [5.3.30 Reasons Why USA Lost](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/5-3-30-reasons-why-usa-lost.md) ### 6 How was USSR's Control Over Eastern Europe? - 6.1 Opposition to Control in Hungary & Czechoslovakia - [6.1.1 Causes of Opposition](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/6-1-1-causes-of-opposition.md) - [6.1.2 The Hungarian Uprising](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/6-1-2-the-hungarian-uprising.md) - [6.1.3 Czechoslovakia, 1968](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/6-1-3-czechoslovakia-1968.md) - [6.1.4 Reaction to the Brezhnev Doctrine](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/6-1-4-reaction-to-the-brezhnev-doctrine.md) - 6.2 Similarities Between Hungary & Czechoslovakia - [6.2.1 Hungary and Czechoslovakia 1](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/6-2-1-hungary-and-czechoslovakia-1.md) - [6.2.2 Hungary & Czechoslovakia 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/6-2-2-hungary-and-czechoslovakia-2.md) - 6.3 Why was the Berlin Wall Built? - [6.3.1 The Berlin Wall 1](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/6-3-1-the-berlin-wall-1.md) - [6.3.2 The Berlin Wall 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/6-3-2-the-berlin-wall-2.md) - [6.3.3 The U2 Crisis](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/6-3-3-the-u2-crisis.md) - 6.4 Solidarity in Poland & Soviet Influence - [6.4.1 Solidarity in Poland](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/6-4-1-solidarity-in-poland.md) - 6.5 Gorbachev's Responsibility - [6.5.1 Reagan & Gorbachev](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/6-5-1-reagan-and-gorbachev.md) - [6.5.2 Reagan and the ‘Second Cold War’](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/6-5-2-reagan-and-the-second-cold-war.md) - [6.5.3 The Collapse of Soviet Control](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/6-5-3-the-collapse-of-soviet-control.md) - [6.5.4 The Collapse of the USSR](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/igcse/history/cambridge-international/6-5-4-the-collapse-of-the-ussr.md)