the tet offensice
Johnson considered escalating the war after the tet offensive but chose not to. name one of the reasons he elected not to escalate the war
Escalating the war would be very unpopular with American people and would likely result in another dramatic rise in American casualtes
Which American general believed that increasing the number of us troops in Vietnam could still bring them to victory?
General West Moreland
Why did MacNamara he decide to leave?
HE believed that south Vietnam could not be saved
a new president was elected in 1968. who was he and what party did he belong to?
Rixard Nixon, and he was republican
Who decided to leave Johnsons administration in 1967?
Secretary of defense Robert MacNamara
What site of American power was attacked during the Tet Offensive?
The Vietnam attacked the US embassy
How did the Tet Offensive change the way Americans viewed the war in Vietnam?
They shocked americans
instead of escalating the war, Johnson chose a different strategy to solve the problem of Vietnam. what was it?
he decided that new policies on Vietnam were needed. first he announced that the us would cease the bombing of north Vietnam.
On march 31 Johnson made a surprise announcement on television regarding his political future. what was his announcement?
he stated he was willing to talk with Vietnam about peace agreements