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The Vietnamization Strategy: Nixon's Approach to Ending U.S. Involvement in Vietnam

As President Nixon aimed to withdraw U.S. troops from Vietnam to avoid a communist takeover, he implemented Vietnamization, a strategy that involved training South Vietnamese forces. Peace talks in Paris began in 1968 under Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, while the U.S. secretly expanded the conflict into Laos and Cambodia. By 1973, the U.S. had largely withdrawn, but by 1975, Saigon fell to communist forces. The war resulted in approximately 2 million Vietnamese and 58,000 American deaths, incurring total costs of around $150 billion.

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The Vietnamization Strategy: Nixon's Approach to Ending U.S. Involvement in Vietnam

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  1. War to Detente

  2. Vietnamization • Nixon wants to leave S. Vietnam but he did not want it to become communist. • Americans were training the S. Vietnamese Army • Nixon began a slow withdraw of Vietnam

  3. Peace to Escalation • Peace talks began in Paris in 1968. The US was led by Henry Kissinger-Sec of State. • Secret War: Us expanded the war into neighboring Laos, and Cambodia. • By 1973 the US pull out of S. Vietnam • By 1975 the Communist take control of Saigon

  4. Final Numbers • 2 million Vietnamese dead • 58,000 Americans dead • 300,000 wounded • Total cost of War 150 BILLION.

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