U.S. invasion of Cambodia (1970)

E125736

The U.S. invasion of Cambodia in 1970 was a controversial expansion of the Vietnam War in which American and South Vietnamese forces entered Cambodian territory to attack North Vietnamese and Viet Cong sanctuaries, sparking widespread protest and political backlash in the United States.

All labels observed (6)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States military intervention abroad
event in the Vietnam War
military operation
aimedAt North Vietnamese Army sanctuaries in Cambodia
Viet Cong base areas in Cambodia
alsoKnownAs U.S. invasion of Cambodia (1970)
surface form: Cambodia Campaign (1970)

U.S. invasion of Cambodia (1970)
surface form: Cambodian Incursion
announcedIn Nixon’s April 30, 1970 television address
CambodianLeaderAtTime Lon Nol
chronology occurred during U.S. troop drawdown in Vietnam
commander Richard Nixon
contributedTo rise of the Khmer Rouge
controversial true
countryInvolved Cambodia
South Vietnam
United States of America
surface form: United States
domesticReaction campus strikes across the United States
massive antiwar demonstrations in the United States
endTime 1970-07-01
expandedConflictTo Cambodian territory
followedBy Jackson State killings
Kent State shootings
widening of U.S. antiwar protests
justifiedBy claims of protecting American troops in Vietnam
legalConsequence momentum toward the War Powers Resolution of 1973
location border region between South Vietnam and Cambodia
eastern Cambodia
opponent Democratic Republic of Vietnam
surface form: North Vietnam

Viet Cong
orderedBy Richard Nixon
partOf Vietnam War
politicalConsequence congressional efforts to limit presidential war powers
increased opposition to the Nixon administration
precededBy Nixon’s address to the nation on the Vietnam War
surface form: Nixon Doctrine announcement
result destabilization of Cambodia
expansion of the war into Cambodia
temporary disruption of communist base areas
SouthVietnameseCommander Nguyen Van Thieu
surface form: Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
SouthVietnamesePresidentAtTime Nguyen Van Thieu
surface form: Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
startTime 1970-04-29
statedObjective to destroy enemy sanctuaries and supply bases
to protect U.S. withdrawal from Vietnam
supportedBy Army of the Republic of Vietnam
surface form: ARVN ground forces

U.S. air power
targetArea Fishhook region of Cambodia
Parrot’s Beak region of Cambodia
typeOfOperation cross-border operation
ground invasion
U.S.militaryCommander Creighton Abrams
surface form: General Creighton Abrams
U.S.PresidentAtTime Richard Nixon

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nixon administration significantEvent U.S. invasion of Cambodia (1970)
Easter Offensive follows U.S. invasion of Cambodia (1970)
this entity surface form: Cambodian Campaign
Kent State shootings cause U.S. invasion of Cambodia (1970)
this entity surface form: U.S. invasion of Cambodia
Kent State shootings relatedPolicy U.S. invasion of Cambodia (1970)
this entity surface form: U.S. Cambodian Campaign
U.S. invasion of Cambodia (1970) alsoKnownAs U.S. invasion of Cambodia (1970)
this entity surface form: Cambodian Incursion
U.S. invasion of Cambodia (1970) alsoKnownAs U.S. invasion of Cambodia (1970)
this entity surface form: Cambodia Campaign (1970)
1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) engagement U.S. invasion of Cambodia (1970)
this entity surface form: Cambodian Incursion