Was President Richard Nixon's Vietnamization Policy a Succes or a Failure, and to What Extent?

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Was President Richard Nixon’s Vietnamization policy a success or a failure, and to what extent?

A. Plan of Investigation

The investigation assesses the level of success President Richard Nixon’s Vietnamization policy attained during the Vietnam War to end U.S. involvement in the war. In the strive to evaluate the level of success this policy demonstrated, the investigation evaluates the ability of the policy to equip, expand, and train Southern Vietnamese forces and allocate them to a substantial combat position, all while simultaneously reducing the quantity of U.S. combat troops in a steady manner. The Vietnamization policy is investigated and analyzed by both its causes and effects. The motivation that led to Nixon’s creation of this policy will be investigated as well. The investigation encompasses an array of sources, which will be analyzed for their purpose, value, bias, accuracy, and any further limitations.

B. Summary of Evidence

After taking office in 1969, President Richard Nixon developed a new strategy called Vietnamization. The primary purpose of the Vietnamization policy was to end American involvement in the Vietnam War by assigning all of the military responsibilities to South Vietnam. One of the reasons for the formation of this policy was because the war had generated severe breaks and divisions in American society. President Nixon strongly believed that his Vietnamization policy would

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ready South Vietnam to be responsible for its own defense against a Communist takeover by North Vietnam. President Nixon’s Vietnamization policy involved strengthening

South Vietnam’s military strength. This would allow the U.S. to withdraw its troops from Vietnam, depart the conflict,...

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