The majority of Americans were glad when the US withdrew from South Vietnam. The war was a disaster in terms of American casualties and opposition to carrying on the war grew stronger by the day. In retrospect, the US should never have intervened there or, left when the circumstances were not at the level of chaos.
The plan to facilitate the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Vietnam by training Vietnamese forces was known as "Vietnamization." Initiated during the Nixon administration, Vietnamization aimed to empower South Vietnamese troops to take over combat operations, allowing for a gradual reduction of American military presence in the country. This strategy was intended to help ensure the stability of South Vietnam as U.S. forces withdrew.
The American Military pulled the troops out of Vietnam because of political pressure on the home front.
Vietnam and Cambodia
1903
communism took over Vietnam
The U.S Withdrew its troops from South Vietnam.
North Vietnam took over South Vietnam
All American troops, except for approximately 16,000 military advisors, withdrew from Vietnam on November 30, 1972 ending all combat operations.
A peace agreement was reached with North Vietnam in which the U.S.and Australia would with draw there troops and North Vietnam would stop attacking South Vietnam. After the U.S. and Australia withdrew there troops North Vietnam broke it's agreement and attacked and over ran South Vietnam.
The NVA conducted conventional military offensive operations.
The majority of Americans were glad when the US withdrew from South Vietnam. The war was a disaster in terms of American casualties and opposition to carrying on the war grew stronger by the day. In retrospect, the US should never have intervened there or, left when the circumstances were not at the level of chaos.
The plan to facilitate the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Vietnam by training Vietnamese forces was known as "Vietnamization." Initiated during the Nixon administration, Vietnamization aimed to empower South Vietnamese troops to take over combat operations, allowing for a gradual reduction of American military presence in the country. This strategy was intended to help ensure the stability of South Vietnam as U.S. forces withdrew.
False. In January 1969, shortly after Nixon's inauguration there was 543, 300 troops stationed in Vietnam, by the end of that year the American force level fell to 475, 200, and by 1972 there were only 24,000 (The Tragedy of Vietnam). Do the math, that's hardly a few thousand.
The American Military pulled the troops out of Vietnam because of political pressure on the home front.
Vietnam and Cambodia
1955.