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∙ 7y agoOn January 30, 1968, North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces launched a coordinated attack into every province in South Vietnam. U.S. reports back home revealed house-to-house street fighting in Hue that lasted for just over three weeks, as well as the U.S. Embassy compound penetrated in Saigon.
The U.S. impression from those reports was that the North was capable of and motivated to continue fighting South Vietnam and U.S. forces to unify Vietnam.
In reality, the mission of causing a major uprising among South Vietnamese citizens against their government and the U.S. involvement in the conflict, it did no such thing. The North Vietnamese Army and the Viet Cong were soundly defeated and decimated, requiring nearly a year to rebuild.
But the American public saw the North's will to continue a long battle, and refused to allow expansion of the Vietnam War.
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it showed that america couldnt win the vietnam war apex
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∙ 9y agoit taught us we would never win
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It seemed to prove that America was not winning in Vietnam.
After the Tet offensive what did the American media do?
Westmoreland
What was the result of the tet offencive?
Taught the American people (public) not to believe what their government was telling them. Example: We're winning! (Then comes the TET offensive).
Why did american support for the war change after the tet offensive?
No
How did the Tet Offensive impact the American people and thus the military?
it seemed to prove that America was not winning in Vietnam.
What battle showed the American public that the war in Vietnam was not being won as easily as it was being portrayed?
1968 TET Offensive
After the Tet offensive what did the American media do?
Westmoreland
What was the result of the tet offencive?
Taught the American people (public) not to believe what their government was telling them. Example: We're winning! (Then comes the TET offensive).
Why did american support for the war change after the tet offensive?
No
How did the Tet Offensive impact the American people and thus the military?
it seemed to prove that America was not winning in Vietnam.
What battle showed the American public that the war in Vietnam was not being won as easily as it was being portrayed?
1968 TET Offensive
What event convinced the American public that we couldn't win in Vietnam?
Tet offensive
After the Tet offensive the mainstream American media began to?
Appeal to american patriotism to support the war effort
What was the countrywide attack on the American forces by the north vietamese in 1968?
This was known as the "Tet Offensive".
American public support for the war in Vietnam began to decline after what event?
The Tet Offensive
How was the Tet offensive an example of the credibility gap?
The Tet Offensive meant widening the gap of comfort. American media over played this so much that it left the Americans with a false sense of comfort.
Massive attack by the Viet Cong in 1968?
That was called the Tet Offensive as it was launched during the Vietnames holy day of Tet.
Was the tet offensive was a major attack in the Korean war?
No , the Tet Offensive was during the Vietnam War .
