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How did the scope of the communist offensive succeed from a military stand point?

There were several Red offensives: Tet, Mini-Tet, Easter, the '75 offensive, to name a few. If you're referring to the Tet offensive, US commanders considered that to be a communist defeat. Which, for one aspect it was, the VC practically ceased to exist after '68.


What was the turning point of the war for the US?

The Tet Offensive .


What was the turning point for the us of the vietnem war?

The Tet Offensive .


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.


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.


Why was the Tet Offensive a strategic blow for the US?

the TET offensive was a surprise so america obviously didnt see it coming. america wasnt ready for the attack. this made the TET offensive devastating


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.


How did the tet offensive lead to the end of the cold war?

It didn't. The First Tet Offensive demoralized the US and played a large part in our decision to pull out of Vietnam. The weird thing about Tet is, the North Vietnamese actually lost on the battlefield.


The greatest impact of the Tet Offensive in 1968 was?

waning support for the war in the US


What was attacked during the tet offensive?

The US Embassy was amongst those attacked.


What Embassy Was Attacked during the Tet Offensive?

The US Embassy was amongst those attacked.


What were the highs and lows for each faction during the Vietnam War?

The high for the communists was probably the TET offensive of 1968. The low for the US was probably TET also.