President Richard Nixon's policy of gradually withdrawing U.S. troops while training South Vietnamese forces to take over combat roles was called:
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Correct answer: Vietnamization
Vietnamization aimed to reduce U.S. casualties and domestic political pressure by shifting the burden of the ground war to the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN). However, the policy ultimately failed to stabilize the South Vietnamese government.
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