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Ending the Vietnam War, 1969–1973. President Richard M. Nixon assumed responsibility for the Vietnam War as he swore the oath of office on January 20, 1969. He knew that ending this war honorably was essential to his success in the presidency.
- Oil Embargo, 1973–1974
The 1973 Oil Embargo acutely strained a U.S. economy that...
- Strategic Arms Limitations Talks/Treaty (Salt) I and II
Johnson’s successor, Richard Nixon, also believed in SALT,...
- The Angola Crisis 1974–75
The Angola Crisis 1974–75. After a successful military coup...
- Nixon and The End of The Bretton Woods System, 1971–1973
On August 15, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon announced his...
- Helsinki Final Act 1975
Helsinki Final Act, 1975 The Helsinki Final Act was an...
- Oil Embargo, 1973–1974
Nov 16, 2009 · Nixon’s pronouncements that the war was ending proved premature. In April 1970, he expanded the war by ordering U.S. and South Vietnamese troops to attack communist sanctuaries in Cambodia.
- Missy Sullivan
Key fact. The aim of Vietnamisation was to bring US troops home while trying to support the government of South Vietnam, led by President Nguyen Van Thieu. Early successes. Nixon announced a...
Jan 23, 2012 · On Jan. 23, 1973, President Richard Nixon announced an accord had been reached to end the Vietnam War. In a televised speech, Nixon said the accord would “end the war and bring peace with...
Starting in 1970, Nixon began to implement the war strategy of Vietnamization, which was the strategic withdrawal of U.S. troops from Vietnam in order to instead place the burden of the conflict on the South Vietnamese.
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 ". [1] .
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Jan 23, 1973 · President Nixon announces to the nation and the world that the United States and the Democratic Republic of Vietnam have come to an agreement to end the war in Vietnam. He describes his desire not to settle for just any peace, but one which is sustainable and amenable to the parties involved.
