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In 1968 the North Vietnamese and the Viet Cong launched their Tet Offensive. (Tet was the Vietnamese New Year) About 70,000 communist troops attacked about 30 South Vietnamese cities and towns. The Americans eventually were able to drive the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops out of those areas and the Offensive was over and a defeat for the North. But, it was a shock to the American public. They had not been led to believe that such an attack was capable on the part of the North or Viet Cong. The number of Americans killed and wounded continued to climb and were reported every evening on the TV news. The cost of the war had risen to about $70 million PER DAY. Yet victory for the US seemed as far away as ever. Public approval of President Johnson's handling of the war dropped from 40 percent to 26 percent. The President appeared visibly shaken. Close aides were so concerned about the President that they consulted psychiatrists.
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What was the turning point battle in the Vietnam War?
tet offensive
The Tet Offensive was considered a turning point during which?
The Tet Offensive was a large scale offensive campaign made by the communist Vietcong forces during the Vietnam war. Despite a victory for the United States of America and her allies on the battlefield this did prove to be a turning point in the war.
What battle was considered the turning point of the Vietnam War?
Battle for saigon
Was there one decisive battle in the Vietnam War?
Most US personnel would say the"Tet"offensive in 1968 was a turning point.
Why was Tet offensive considered a turning point in the war?
the vietcong and north vietnamese showed that they could still fight
Was the tet offensive the last war between the french and vietnamese?
The Tet Offensive happened in 1968, long after the French withdrew from Indochina. The Tet Offensive was the turning point in the Vietnam War, and was launched against the United States.
What did the turning point of Vietnam show?
That the war of "attrition" was not working.
What was the turning point of the war for the US?
The Tet Offensive .
What was the battle that was the turning point of the war called?
Gettysburg was considered to be the turning point.
What was the turning point for the us of the vietnem war?
The Tet Offensive .
Why was the Tet offensive not considered the turning point of the war?
its cause the press overexaterated the accual outcome of the battle in reality the tet offensive was a military defeat for the North Vietnemese but it did make the American public think the war was unwinable and wanted the soilders back to there home so the real thing that defeated USA in Vietnam was lack of public support .... Contradicting statement there ^ (because the Tet offensive caused the public unrest) The real reason the Tet offensive wasn't considered the turning point of the war was because well.. it wasn't. America had gone about the war in the wrong way, they were fighting a different war: they did not adapt to the guerilla warfare some may argue that it was doomed before they started.
What was the turning point in World War 2?
The Russians held out at Stalingrad for many months. The Battle of Stalingrad was a long, epic, very bloody battle. It was the first time that German forces had been defeated and started a Soviet offensive.
