USA HISTORY

THE COLD WAR 1950 1973

THE VIETNAM WAR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
President ____ is credited with the plan of Vietnamization
A
Eisenhower
B
Kennedy
C
Johnson
D
Nixon
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Vietnamization was a policy of the Richard Nixon administration to end U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War through a program to “expand, equip, and train South Vietnamese forces and assign to them an ever-increasing combat role, at the same time steadily reducing the number of U.S. combat troops".

Detailed explanation-2: -“In the previous administration, ” Nixon said into the camera, “we Americanized the war in Vietnam. In this administration, we are Vietnamizing the search for peace.” Nixon with US Army 1st Infantry Division troops during a visit to Dian, South Vietnam, July 30, 1969.

Detailed explanation-3: -Implementing Vietnamization President Nixon began withdrawing ground forces in 1969. According to plan, Vietnamization placed more reliance and responsibility on South Vietnamese forces to fight against Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces.

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