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What was the name of the President and his adviser who arranged America's exit strategy from Vietnam?
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Richard Nixon and his adviser was Henry Kissinger.
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Describe the 4 strategies that they used to remove US troops from Vietnam?
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1. Bombing
>Nixon incr. bombing campaigns showing he wasn't weak >He invaded Viet Cong bases in Cambodia which caused outrage |
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Describe the 4 strategies that they used to remove US troops from Vietnam? continued...
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2. 'Vietnamization' of the war effort
>Nixon began building up South Vietnamese forces and withdrawing US troops >1969-71 400,000 troops left Vietnam |
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3. Peace negotiations with North Vietnam
>1969 Kissinger had regular meetings with Le Duc Tho |
