Question

What were the provisions of the 1973 Vietnam War cease-fire?
Check all of the boxes that apply.

The United States would return its prisoners of war.

The United States would allow South Vietnam to decide its own future.

Communist forces would return their prisoners of war.

The United States would keep troops in Vietnam.

Communist forces would not send more soldiers to South Vietnam.

Answer 1

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- The United States would return its prisoners of war. — Yes. The Paris Peace Accords provided for the mutual release and return of POWs (Operation Homecoming).

- The United States would allow South Vietnam to decide its own future. — Yes. The agreement called for respect for South Vietnam’s sovereignty and political settlement processes to determine its future.

- Communist forces would return their prisoners of war. — Yes. The Accords required both sides to release prisoners they held.

- The United States would keep troops in Vietnam. — No. The Accords required U.S. forces to withdraw (within a fixed period).

- Communist forces would not send more soldiers to South Vietnam. — Yes. The agreement barred introduction of additional foreign troops into South Vietnam.