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Why was the Tet offensive not considered the turning point of the war?
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∙ 12y ago
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.
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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 was the turning point of the war for the US?
The Tet Offensive .
Why was Tet offensive considered a turning point in the war?
the vietcong and north vietnamese showed that they could still fight
What was the turning point for the us of the vietnem war?
The Tet Offensive .
What was the turning point battle in the Vietnam War?
tet offensive
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.
Was there one decisive battle in the Vietnam War?
Most US personnel would say the"Tet"offensive in 1968 was a turning point.
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 is the main reason why the TET Offensive was a major turning point?
The Tet offensive by North Vietnam used the VC (Viet Cong) as it's primary offensive weapon by the NVA (North Vietnamese Army) and in so doing the VC were never as potent as an opposing field force to Allied combatants ,After Tet the NVA shouldered the burden of conducting offensive operations against the Allies : the Vietnam War became a war conducted/fought by conventional armies in contrast to a guerrilla war .
How did the Tet Offensive affect American politics?
it was an enormous political loss for the United States during the war. Because the attack intensified the antiwar protest movement at home and discredited President Lyndon Johnson and U.S. military officials, the Tet Offensive represented a major turning point in the war against the United States.
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.
What was the turning point of the Vietnam war?
Most historians agree it was the TET offensive of 1968. When TV anchorman Walter Cronkite made his statement concerning that battle on nation wide TV, President Johnson made the comment, "...if I've lost Cronkite, I've lost the war..."
