Vietnamization was a policy that intended to defeat American engagement in the Vietnam War by giving all military responsibilities to South Vietnam. The frequently unpopular war had formed deep rifts in American society. President Nixon thought his Vietnamization strategy, which involved making up South Vietnam’s armed forces and withdrawing U.S. troops, would make the South Vietnamese to act in their own defence toward a North Vietnamese takeover and allow the United States to flee Vietnam with its honour intact.
