The Tet Offensive In Vietnam Essay

Vietnam has been in conflict ever since the 1880’s where France tried to invade it and have it as a colony. This conflict lasted for decades up until 1954, where the French along with U.S. Support (President Truman aided them with over $160 million) were defeated by the Vietnamese forces. As a result, this separated a Communist North Vietnamese, and a Democratic South Vietnam. During this time, President Eisenhower was in office, and both he and The United States were major contributors in the war against communism around the globe since they wanted to help countries set up the foundation of their own democracy. They were specifically targeting the Southeast-Asian countries because many were falling to communist Soviet-Russia and China. The United States tried to …show more content…
This event was practically for a coordinated offensive of surprise attack in Vietnam so the ARVN forces would collapse and foment discontent among the South Vietnamese population. When the U.S received notice that two destroyers were being attacked by North Vietnamese ships, President Nixon asked Congress for permission to increase the number of forces present in Vietnam. President Richard Nixon introduced a strategy known as vietnamization that aimed to put an end to American involvement in the Vietnam War by putting the military in responsibility of South Vietnam. Nixon believed that by doing this, he would prepare the South Vietnamese to defend themselves against the communist takeover so the U.S. would be able to honor its intact and leave the conflict. By 1961, President Kennedy had taken over office from President Eisenhower, and one of the first things he did was send advisors to Vietnam. During this time, however, there were many problems back in America as well as thousands of people (specifically young adults) were gathering in mass groups to protest the drafts the government was having for the