The Doctrine Nixon put into place is very important in regards to U.S. history. The doctrine states “Supply weapons but not troops to countries fighting off communism. During his term in office president Nixon was extremely passionate about two specific policies that were very important to him both of which accumulated in 1972. He visited china in attempts to set into action the normalizing of the Peoples Republic of China. He also visited the Soviet Union, where he agreed to sign the first Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty agreement. These events marked the start of a period known as “détente”. Nixon 's Foreign Policy.
During this period in history, the United States of America was going through the Vietnam War. The U.S.A. first became involved …show more content…
But we shall look to the nation directly threatened to assume the primary responsibility of providing the manpower for its defense” Gholz, E. (2009). The United States Army trained with The Army of the Republic of Vietnam to train Vietnamese villagers to fight their own war. The soldiers actually began to teach Vietnamese villagers and other citizens how to defend themselves and how to fight for themselves, “The U.S. Army would train the Vietnamese to fight their own war in their own country. The Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) had already been trained with U.S. troops and was organized and supplied with surplus U.S. arms and uniforms. But efforts to build South Vietnamese security forces went beyond just the ARVN. Americans had been working with other indigenous security organizations, as well. One U.S. unit that specialized in training civilian defense groups was the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne).” Keilers, J. G. (2007, June …show more content…
as well as throughout the world. People in the United States as well as around the world were also wondering if the Soviet Union would retaliate if the U.S.A. started a nuclear war with them due to the Soviet Union threatening to attack Western Europe “The usual challenge of extended deterrence -- indeed, the key strategic challenge of the latter part of the Cold War -- is that the promise to use a superpower nuclear arsenal to defend an ally may not be credible. When the U.S. promised to escalate to nuclear strikes on the Soviet Union if the Soviets attacked Western Europe, the Europeans -- and the Soviets -- quite reasonably wondered whether the U.S. would risk Soviet nuclear retaliation against American cities. Would the U.S. really risk Boston to protect Berlin in a nuclear exchange?” Gholz, E. (2009).
I think the Nixon doctrine had a positive impact on the U.S. in regards to the war in Vietnam. The doctrine marked the beginning of the end of the United States involvement in Vietnam, which made many United States Citizens very happy because the U.S.A. was ultimately teaching the Vietnamese people how to fight for themselves so the U.S.A would not have to do it on their behalf, this meant the potential of the war being over sooner rather than
During this period in history, the United States of America was going through the Vietnam War. The U.S.A. first became involved …show more content…
But we shall look to the nation directly threatened to assume the primary responsibility of providing the manpower for its defense” Gholz, E. (2009). The United States Army trained with The Army of the Republic of Vietnam to train Vietnamese villagers to fight their own war. The soldiers actually began to teach Vietnamese villagers and other citizens how to defend themselves and how to fight for themselves, “The U.S. Army would train the Vietnamese to fight their own war in their own country. The Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) had already been trained with U.S. troops and was organized and supplied with surplus U.S. arms and uniforms. But efforts to build South Vietnamese security forces went beyond just the ARVN. Americans had been working with other indigenous security organizations, as well. One U.S. unit that specialized in training civilian defense groups was the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne).” Keilers, J. G. (2007, June …show more content…
as well as throughout the world. People in the United States as well as around the world were also wondering if the Soviet Union would retaliate if the U.S.A. started a nuclear war with them due to the Soviet Union threatening to attack Western Europe “The usual challenge of extended deterrence -- indeed, the key strategic challenge of the latter part of the Cold War -- is that the promise to use a superpower nuclear arsenal to defend an ally may not be credible. When the U.S. promised to escalate to nuclear strikes on the Soviet Union if the Soviets attacked Western Europe, the Europeans -- and the Soviets -- quite reasonably wondered whether the U.S. would risk Soviet nuclear retaliation against American cities. Would the U.S. really risk Boston to protect Berlin in a nuclear exchange?” Gholz, E. (2009).
I think the Nixon doctrine had a positive impact on the U.S. in regards to the war in Vietnam. The doctrine marked the beginning of the end of the United States involvement in Vietnam, which made many United States Citizens very happy because the U.S.A. was ultimately teaching the Vietnamese people how to fight for themselves so the U.S.A would not have to do it on their behalf, this meant the potential of the war being over sooner rather than