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The Tet offensive in 1968 was a brilliant attack plan by the Communist Vietnamese it surprised the west and lowered over all morale of South Vietnam and U.S troops because there capital Saigon (now known as Ho Chi Minh city) was tooken in so little time. Not only were the troops affected but American citizens presured the goverment even more to withdraw from Vietnam because of the casulties the U.S had 1968 was the most bloodiest year for America with 16592 casulties. Eventually the U.S and South Vietnamese forces would take back the capital but The communist would have a strong foot hold in south Vietnam untill the war ended
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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 is the tet offense?
the tet Offensive was when north Vietnamese attacked during a ceasefire, and the attacked major cities towns and strategic locations.
In which event did North Vietnamese forces launch surprise attacks in South Vietnam during a Vietnamese holiday?
Tet Offensive.
Where did American forces find mass graves containing thousands of South Vietnamese who the North Vietnamese had executed during the Tet Offensive?
In hue
Why was it named Tet offensive?
That's the Vietnamese name for their holiday; the US uses "New Year's Day."
What was the 1968 offensive launched by the North Vietnamese against the South Vietnamese called?
tet offensiveThe 1968 offensive launched by the South Vietnamese was called the Tet offensive. It was called the Tet Offensive because it began in the early morning of 31 January 1968, which is Tết Nguyên Đán, the first day of the year on a traditional lunar calendar and the most significant Vietnamese holiday.
What is the name of the offensive that took place during the Vietnamese new year that escalated the Vietnam war?
Tet Offensive
Where did the big north vietnamese offensive that turned mos tamericans agaisnt the war?
Tet Offensive.
What was one effect of Tet Offensive?
Quite apart from throwing suspicion upon the competence of U.S. and South Vietnamese leaders to assess North Vietnamese war-making capacity, the Tet Offensive in the Vietnam War had this significant effect: it convinced numerous leaders and observers in the West that the Vietnam War was far from over. With war protests already growing in the United States yet now increasing, the effect of the Tet Offensive, despite that it was a military defeat, amounted to a diplomatic-political "win" for North Vietnam.
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 attack began during the Vietnamese New Year celebration?
The Tet offensive
What locations did the communists during the Tet Offensive?
South Vietnamese cities (NovaNet)
What is the tet offense?
the tet Offensive was when north Vietnamese attacked during a ceasefire, and the attacked major cities towns and strategic locations.
In which event did North Vietnamese forces launch surprise attacks in South Vietnam during a Vietnamese holiday?
Tet Offensive.
What was Americans response when the vietnamese attacked the tet offensive?
The way this question is worded sounds like "the Vietnamese attacked themselves." They did not attack themselves. Which Vietnamese are you asking about?
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.
Where did American forces find mass graves containing thousands of South Vietnamese who the North Vietnamese had executed during the Tet Offensive?
In hue
