Vietnamization
- Many US citizens were protesting the war
- Nixon is elected in 1968 on a peace platform
- Nixon was attempting to find a way out honorably
- 'Vietnamization' is created with the help of Henry Kissinger and Henry Cabot-Lodge
- The plan was to strengthen South Vietnam's armed forces and government so that they could fight the war themselves
- Nixon is elected in 1968 on a peace platform
- Nixon was attempting to find a way out honorably
- 'Vietnamization' is created with the help of Henry Kissinger and Henry Cabot-Lodge
- The plan was to strengthen South Vietnam's armed forces and government so that they could fight the war themselves
Summary
_Nixon became president in 1968 and wanted to find a way to pull out of the Vietnamese War so he created a plan called Vietnamization, which meant that they would train the south's military so they could withstand the north on their own and strengthen the south's government to attract a border base.