History of the United States II / Unit 15 USH2 2137 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Vietnamization
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The idea
Nixon's Vietnamization turned more of the war over to South Vietnamese forces, trained and armed by the United States, while American troops withdrew.
In practice
The Yawp's phrase for Nixon's aim: peace with honour, appealing to the silent majority who still supported the war.
Where people slip
Disengagement took five years, Digital History says; a third of American combat deaths came under Nixon.
Your place on the trail
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