Nixon declared that the war would end because of a program called "Vietnamization". This program ruled that the South Vietnamese military would be built up until they could support themselves in the war, once this was done then the American troops would pull out of the war. Although Nixon announced this, he ordered American and Vietnamese troops to attack Communist sanctuaries in Cambodia. Eventually, Nixon began decreasing the number of soldiers in South Vietnam. After numerous bombings of North Vietnam they finally signed the Paris Peace Accords and the U.S. troops were brought home. The war did not end for the Vietnamese until 1975 when Saigon fell to the Communists.
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