Which agreement in 1973 committed the United States to cease involvement in Vietnam?

• A. Oleg Penkovsky
• B. Ostpolitik
• C. Palomares incident (1966)
• D. Paris Peace Accords (1973)

Answer: (D)

The Paris Peace Accords of 1973 are the agreement that committed the United States to wind down its involvement in Vietnam. This pact established a cease-fire across Vietnam and set a timetable for the U.S. to withdraw its troops, typically described as within about 60 days. It also included the release of prisoners of war and laid out a process for political talks aimed at a peaceful settlement, with the goal of ending direct American military participation in the conflict. While it successfully paused large-scale fighting and ended U.S. combat role for a time, fighting continued in later years, culminating in the fall of Saigon in 1975. The other options refer to events or figures unrelated to the Vietnam War’s 1973 disengagement, so they don’t fit.