This excerpt is from President Richard Nixon, July 1969. The nations of Asia can and must increasingly shoulder the responsibility for achieving peace and progress in the area with whatever cooperation we can provide. Asian countries must seek their own destiny, for if domination by the aggressor can destroy the freedom of a nation too much dependence on a protector can eventually erode its dignity. But it is not just a matter of dignity, for dependence on foreign aid destroys the incentive to mobilize domestic resources - human, financial, material. In the absence of this no government is capable of dealing effectively with its problems and adversaries. -President Richard Nixon July 1969 Part A What policy is being referenced in this excerpt? Vietnamization Tet Offensive Domino Theory Marshall Plan

## Step 1<br />The first step in solving this problem is to understand the context of the excerpt. The excerpt is from President Richard Nixon in 1969, and it discusses the idea of Asian countries taking responsibility for their own peace and progress, rather than relying on foreign aid.<br /><br />## Step 2<br />Next, we need to match this context with the options provided. The options are Vietnamization, Tet Offensive, Domino Theory, and Marshall Plan.<br /><br />## Step 3<br />The Vietnamization policy is the one that best fits the context of the excerpt. This policy was a strategy of the Richard Nixon administration during the Vietnam War to end U.S. involvement in the war and expand, equip, and train South Vietnam's forces and assign them an increasing combat role, at the same time steadily reducing the number of U.S. combat troops.<br /><br />## Step 4<br />The other options, Tet Offensive, Domino Theory, and Marshall Plan, do not fit the context of the excerpt. The Tet Offensive was a military campaign during the Vietnam War, the Domino Theory was a Cold War policy that suggested a communist government in one nation would quickly lead to communist takeovers in neighboring states, and the Marshall Plan was an American initiative passed in 1948 for foreign aid to Western Europe.