Tet Offensive
Hue
-3rd largest historic city, population 140,000 -Held imperial palace MACR compound on the south side -ARVN headquarters in Citadel in the north side Battle of Hue-January 31, 1968 -NVA population was to rise up and accept communism -the people rejected communism; fought hard to protect their homes
Khe Sanh
-Home for one of the US bases -located at the northern border of south vietnam -meant to control NVA support in the northern provinces of south vietnam
U.S. Homefront
-Public opinions changed -American people started to oppose the war and why we were involved 65% of Americans believed that the U.S. could never win the war. Unpopularity of war convinces President Johnson to withdraw from the second term of Presidency
tet offensive more info
1968: In the early hours of January 30, 1968, the North Vietnamese launch this, a massive military strike against South Vietnamese towns and cities. Caught off guard by the offensive, which came during a truce called to celebrate TET - Vietnam's lunar New Year - U.S. and South Vietnamese forces rallied and in the days that followed delivered a crushing tactical defeat to the Viet Cong. Westmoreland pronounced the outcome a victory for the U.S. Yet the TET Offensive demonstrated that North Vietnam was better equipped, better trained, and more determined to win the war than the American public had been told to believe. As LBJ had put, "there is light at the end of the tunnel." TET made a mockery of such claims, compelling the United States to step up involvement in Vietnam
tet offensive
1968; National Liberation Front and North Vietnamese forces launched a huge attack on the Vietnamese New Year (Tet), which was defeated after a month of fighting and many thousands of casualties; major defeat for communism, but Americans reacted sharply, with declining approval of LBJ and more anti-war sentiment
Outcome
Military failure for the north, but it was an important victory for... Because of TV coverage, American citizens as well as government officials began to lose faith in the war President Johnson announced that he would not run for a second presidential term execution of veitcong
