Congress places a $1 billion ceiling on military aid to South Vietnam for fiscal year 1974. This figure was trimmed further to $700 million by August 11. Military aid to South Vietnam in fiscal year 1973 was $2.8 billion; in 1975 it would be cut to $300 million. Once aid was cut, it took the North Vietnamese only 55 days to defeat the South Vietnamese forces when they launched their final offensive in 1975.
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Aug 5, 1974:
Congress cuts military aid to South Vietnam
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This Week in History, Aug 5 - Aug 11
- Aug 05, 1964
- Navy flies retaliatory strikes against North Vietnam
- Aug 05, 1974
- Congress cuts military aid to South Vietnam
- Aug 06, 1964
- Johnson Administration officials argue for resolution
- Aug 06, 1969
- Green Berets are charged with murder
- Aug 06, 1971
- First U.S. Army troops deployed to Vietnam stand-down for withdrawal
- Aug 07, 1964
- Tonkin Gulf Resolution is passed
- Aug 07, 1967
- North Vietnam and People's Republic of China sign aid agreement
- Aug 08, 1968
- Nixon and Agnew receive the Republican Party nomination
- Aug 08, 1973
- Vice President Agnew under attack
- Aug 08, 1974
- Nixon announces that he will resign the Presidency
- Aug 09, 1967
- Marines launch Operation Cochise
- Aug 09, 1974
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- South Vietnamese troops assume responsibility for guarding border
- Aug 11, 1972
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