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The Tet Offensive brought home the fact that this was going to be a long and bloody conflict and that they could expect to see body bags being shipped home for years to come.
Halie Lockman
The Tet Offensive damaged American morale in several ways. Firstly, it exposed the gap between what the U.S. government had been saying about progress in the Vietnam War and the reality on the ground. Secondly, the scale and intensity of the attacks surprised many Americans, leading to a perception that victory was not achievable. Finally, the high number of casualties among American troops further eroded morale and public support for the war.
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After the Tet offensive what did the American media do?
Westmoreland
Why did american support for the war change after the tet offensive?
No
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 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).
What was the result of the TET offensives during the Vietnam conflict?
psychological victory for them dropped morale at home American public opinion increased
Was the Tet Offensive positive or negative?
Millitary Success, but an overall morale defeat.
How was the Tet offensive both a victory and defeat for the us?
The Tet offensive was military a massive failure by the Vietcong in which they achieved no strategic success and lost a large number of fighters. However, it was terrible for the american army morale, who had been frequently told that they were winning and the North Vietnamese were on the brink of collapse, which was clearly not the case based on the size and penetration of the Tet Offensive showed this was untrue, and it also showed that many South Vietnamese were supporting the Vietcong and not the Americans, which again damaged morale. The same sort of thing happened to the US public, which made the Vietnam War slowly become a huge public discussion, and a political liability to the government which supported the war that the American public collectively believed could not be won. For a military historian the Tet Offensive was an American victory, for the wider historian it was the beginning of the end of America's admitting defeat in Vietnam.
How was tet offensive both a victory and a defeat for the US?
The Tet offensive was military a massive failure by the Vietcong in which they achieved no strategic success and lost a large number of fighters. However, it was terrible for the american army morale, who had been frequently told that they were winning and the North Vietnamese were on the brink of collapse, which was clearly not the case based on the size and penetration of the Tet Offensive showed this was untrue, and it also showed that many South Vietnamese were supporting the Vietcong and not the Americans, which again damaged morale. The same sort of thing happened to the US public, which made the Vietnam War slowly become a huge public discussion, and a political liability to the government which supported the war that the American public collectively believed could not be won. For a military historian the Tet Offensive was an American victory, for the wider historian it was the beginning of the end of America's admitting defeat in Vietnam.
After the Tet offensive what did the American media do?
Westmoreland
Why did american support for the war change after the tet offensive?
No
How was the Tet Offensive both a victory and a defeat for the US?
The Tet offensive was military a massive failure by the Vietcong in which they achieved no strategic success and lost a large number of fighters. However, it was terrible for the american army morale, who had been frequently told that they were winning and the North Vietnamese were on the brink of collapse, which was clearly not the case based on the size and penetration of the Tet Offensive showed this was untrue, and it also showed that many South Vietnamese were supporting the Vietcong and not the Americans, which again damaged morale. The same sort of thing happened to the US public, which made the Vietnam War slowly become a huge public discussion, and a political liability to the government which supported the war that the American public collectively believed could not be won. For a military historian the Tet Offensive was an American victory, for the wider historian it was the beginning of the end of America's admitting defeat 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 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).
What was the result of the TET offensives during the Vietnam conflict?
psychological victory for them dropped morale at home American public opinion increased
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.
