The Tet Offensive
Introduction Statement: Thesis: The Tet Offensive was the decisive factor in determining the outcome of the United States involvement in the Vietnam War.
The Tet Offensive was a major series of attacks following the holiday of Tet.
The leaders of the Tet Offensive.
The leaders of the United States were Lyndon B. Johnson and William Westmoreland.
The main leader of the communist forces was Vo Nguyen Giap.
The United States agreed to a temporary truce prior to the Tet Offensive.
The United States was caught off guard at the beginning of the Tet Offensive.
80,000 communist forces attacked on the first morning of the Tet Offensive.
The Tet Offensive was a series of surprise attacks on major locations throughout South Vietnam. …show more content…
It was not a time for war but a time for truce. The Tet Offensive impacted the Vietnam War’s outcome, American leadership, and showed how big of a factor media played in American policies involving international …show more content…
The Americans and South Vietnamese were completely caught off guard by the organized 80,000 Viet Cong soldiers attacking due to the focus of guerrilla warfare instead of conventional attacks. The leaders of the North Vietnamese Liberation force hoped it would be a stunning victory and cause the war to abruptly end. They had hoped that if the attack was not as successful as it was intended to be that the U.S. would restrict the bombing raids on the North. The Viet Cong attacked cities throughout South Vietnam such as Hue, Saigon, Kon Tum, Can Tho, and Ben Tre. The city of Hue was one of the hardest hit cities during the Tet Offensive. The North Vietnamese Army (NVA) held this city for almost a month, during which thousands of citizens were terminated for aiding the enemy. The city of most importance was the city containing the United States embassy, Saigon. The Viet Cong were able to penetrate the seemingly invincible outer walls.. The attacking Viet Cong were stopped in a couple of hours by a U.S. assault force. The whole offensive was a significant defeat militarily for the Viet Cong and the NVA. All the gains they had made were of no consequence as American and South Vietnamese forces took back the conquered areas. The losses for the VC and NVA were very costly as an estimated total of 50,000 fighters were killed, while the American and South Vietnamese losses numbered
Introduction Statement: Thesis: The Tet Offensive was the decisive factor in determining the outcome of the United States involvement in the Vietnam War.
The Tet Offensive was a major series of attacks following the holiday of Tet.
The leaders of the Tet Offensive.
The leaders of the United States were Lyndon B. Johnson and William Westmoreland.
The main leader of the communist forces was Vo Nguyen Giap.
The United States agreed to a temporary truce prior to the Tet Offensive.
The United States was caught off guard at the beginning of the Tet Offensive.
80,000 communist forces attacked on the first morning of the Tet Offensive.
The Tet Offensive was a series of surprise attacks on major locations throughout South Vietnam. …show more content…
It was not a time for war but a time for truce. The Tet Offensive impacted the Vietnam War’s outcome, American leadership, and showed how big of a factor media played in American policies involving international …show more content…
The Americans and South Vietnamese were completely caught off guard by the organized 80,000 Viet Cong soldiers attacking due to the focus of guerrilla warfare instead of conventional attacks. The leaders of the North Vietnamese Liberation force hoped it would be a stunning victory and cause the war to abruptly end. They had hoped that if the attack was not as successful as it was intended to be that the U.S. would restrict the bombing raids on the North. The Viet Cong attacked cities throughout South Vietnam such as Hue, Saigon, Kon Tum, Can Tho, and Ben Tre. The city of Hue was one of the hardest hit cities during the Tet Offensive. The North Vietnamese Army (NVA) held this city for almost a month, during which thousands of citizens were terminated for aiding the enemy. The city of most importance was the city containing the United States embassy, Saigon. The Viet Cong were able to penetrate the seemingly invincible outer walls.. The attacking Viet Cong were stopped in a couple of hours by a U.S. assault force. The whole offensive was a significant defeat militarily for the Viet Cong and the NVA. All the gains they had made were of no consequence as American and South Vietnamese forces took back the conquered areas. The losses for the VC and NVA were very costly as an estimated total of 50,000 fighters were killed, while the American and South Vietnamese losses numbered