Tet

The second phase of the Tet Offensive was the buildup of ______ enemy combatants close to South Vietnam's major cities.

84,000. The attack force of 84,000 VC was successfully assembled in the vicinity of the major cities. VC and NVA regulars moved south taking advantage of the heavy Lunar holiday traffic disguised as ARVN soldiers and civilians.

The first phase of the Tet Offensive involved drawing ________ forces away from the cities.

American. The North Vietnamese wanted to leave the cities vulnerable by drawing the Americans away to the countryside through a series of diversionary attacks and buildups. Once the Americans were gone, the only defense left to the cities was the ARVN who the NVA reasoned could be easily dealt with.

After the Tet Offensive, the American public felt ________.

Betrayed

The surprise and ferocity of the Tet Offensive shocked Americans and resulted in _____ disobedience and a stunning series of protests.

Civil

In fact, the Tet Offensive was a clear and resounding ______ for the communists.

Defeat

In a March 1968 televised speech, President Johnson announced the ____ of bombing north of the 20th Parallel.

Halt

The most intense combat of the Tet Offensive occurred in the city of ___.

Hue

In March 1968, the village of My Lai was the location of the ________ of 500 Vietnamese civilians by U.S. troops.

Masscare

The Tet Offensive attacks were timed to take advantage of a cease fire scheduled during the Tet Lunar ________.

New Year. Lunar New Year was a major Vietnamese holiday and traditionally both sides observed a cease fire. As was the custom, most of the ARVN and civilian officials were on leave for the holidays and away from their posts

It is undeniable that the Tet Offensive was a _________ victory for the NVA.

Political

In 1968, no longer able to overcome the growing credibility gap, _________________ announced he would not run for re-election.

President Johnson

The main North Vietnamese objective of the Tet Offensive was to cause a popular uprising among the ________________.

South Vietnamese. The Communists believed that a large scale attack would result in a South Vietnamese revolution directed against the unpopular government and the Americans. This did not happen and the VC who participated in the attack were slaughtered.

On January 30, 1968 during the Vietnamese Lunar Holiday, the North Vietnamese launched a massive military attack called the _____________.

Tet Offensive. The attack by the VC and NVA targeted all of the major South Vietnamese cities simultaneously. The Viet Cong suffered a resounding military defeat but the offensive succeeded in turning millions of Americans against the war and split the Democratic party.

The Tet Offensive was a _____ phase operation.

Three. The first phase, was the diversion phase and involved luring American forces away from the cities. The second phase involved the assembly of VC forces near the target cities. Phase three was the coordinated simultaneous attack of all targets.

_____________ was the company commander of the soldiers who committed the My Lai massacre.

William Calley

The 1968 battle at ________ was intended as a diversion by the Viet Cong.

Khe Sanh. Two North Vietnamese divisions laid siege to the Marine garrison at Khe Sanh near the border of Laos. Their intention was to draw U.S. forces away from the cities and towns prior to launching the main part of the Tet offensive.