Question

The quote below is an excerpt from a speech given by President Richard Nixon on November 3, 1969:

The defense of freedom is everybody's business not just America's business. And it is particularly the responsibility of the people whose freedom is threatened. In the previous administration, we Americanized the war in Vietnam. In this administration, we are Vietnamizing the search for peace.

Source: http://vietnam.vassar.edu/overview/doc14.html

What change in policy was President Nixon promising to make in this speech?

A) reducing the number of U.S. soldiers in Vietnam
B) making payments to North Vietnam to obey a cease-fire
C) relying on air power to pressure the Vietcong to negotiate
D) allowing Vietnam to reunify under a democratically-elected government

Answer 1

A) Reducing the number of U.S soldiers in Vietnam

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Answer 2

D) allowing Vietnam to reunify under a democratically-elected government

Step-by-step explanation:

According to the quote from a speech given by President Richard Nixon on November 3, 1969, he talked about the previous administration and how they Americanised the war and his plan to Vietnamise it.

The change in policy that President Nixon was promising to make in this speech was allowing Vietnam to reunify under a democratically-elected government.

Vietnamization is a term used to describe the policy of Richard Nixon to significantly end the US involvement in the Vietnam War by training and equipping South Vietnamese soldiers to fight the war.