Which term describes the 1973 agreement that ended major U.S. combat involvement in Vietnam?

Which term describes the 1973 agreement that ended major U.S. combat involvement in Vietnam?

• A. Vietnamization
• B. Ceasefire
• C. War Powers Act
• D. Ho Chi Minh

Answer: (B)

Ceasefire. In 1973, the Paris Peace Accords established a ceasefire intended to halt major U.S. combat operations in Vietnam and set in motion the withdrawal of American troops. This agreement aimed to end the fighting between North and South Vietnam and create a framework for political settlement, though the fighting did not disappear entirely and later resumed. Other terms refer to different ideas: Vietnamization was Nixon’s plan to shift the fighting to South Vietnamese forces, the War Powers Act is federal legislation about presidential war authority, and Ho Chi Minh is the Vietnamese leader, not the agreement itself.

Ceasefire. In 1973, the Paris Peace Accords established a ceasefire intended to halt major U.S. combat operations in Vietnam and set in motion the withdrawal of American troops. This agreement aimed to end the fighting between North and South Vietnam and create a framework for political settlement, though the fighting did not disappear entirely and later resumed. Other terms refer to different ideas: Vietnamization was Nixon’s plan to shift the fighting to South Vietnamese forces, the War Powers Act is federal legislation about presidential war authority, and Ho Chi Minh is the Vietnamese leader, not the agreement itself.