Nixon began the process of vietnamization. what did this mean for south vietnam?

a. there would be an immediate infiltration of communism.
b. vietnam would become one unified country as soon as u. s troops withdrew.
c. both north vietnam and south vietnam agreed to incorporate democracy after
u. s. troops departed.
d. south vietnamese soldiers would replace u. s. troops gradually.

The correct answer is D. Vietnamization meant that South Vietnamese soldiers would replace American troops gradually.

Campaigning under the slogan "peace with honor", President Richard Nixon won the 1968 presidential election. In 1969, Nixon launched his own plan to end US participation in the Vietnam War. President Nixon outlined a plan called Vietnamization, which consisted of a process to withdraw US troops from Vietnam, while fighting was returning to the South Vietnamese. The withdrawal of US troops began in July 1969.