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Why did Nixon order US forces to mine North Vietnamese harbors in 1972?

to intimidate the Viet Cong

to end the Tet Offensive

to cut off supplies to North Vietnam

to retaliate for the My Lai Massacre

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Nixon ordered US forces to mine North Vietnamese harbors in 1972 to cut off supplies to North Vietnam. The correct option among all the options given in the question is the third option. The North Vietnamese army had attacked South Vietnam without any provocation and the steps taken by Nixon was to cut off their supplies from all directions.

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The reason why President Nixon ordered U.S forces to mine North Vietnamese harbors in 1972 was: C. to cut off supplies to North Vietnam.

Who is President Nixon?

Richard Milhous Nixon was elected to serve as the 37th president of the United States of America between 1969 and 1974.

During his tenure, President Nixon created the following government organizations, policies and federal laws:

  • The environmental protection agency.
  • The clean air act.
  • Affirmative action
  • Vietnamization

Under Nixon administration's policy of Vietnamization, the U.S. military were ordered to mine North Vietnamese harbors in 1972, so as to cut off supplies to North Vietnam in response to the unprovoked attack on South Vietnam.

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