Tet Offensive

people moved to another country and other stay in college to avoid getting drafted.The protest intensified as the war intensified with the Tet Offensive.The Tet Offensive were surprise attacks from the north on the south. The north suffered many deaths due to the Tet Offensive, and the U.S. seemed to be taking the lead, but after four years with the Tet Offensive, it was clear that the North was not going to surrender. Consequently, protest grew in the…

because it was uncensored war. On the televisions, it showed the American civilians the horror of the battlefield such as death and gore. The media would report thing different from what United States government was saying. A good example is the Tet Offensive, which is as stated before a very famous military surprise attack event of the Vietnam War by National Liberation Front and North Vietnamese army attack cities and military base in South Vietnam. This event of Vietnam War got Americans to…

The Vietnam War - Yesterday and Today (Cool Intro that i can't think of) The United States has taken place in a number of wars that had an innumerable amount of effects, both good and bad, on the history of us as a nation. One of these conflicts include the Vietnam War, taking place from 1954 through till 1975 with the North seizing control of the Southern Vietnamese capital of Saigon. ("Vietnam War History.") While at its peak over half a million US soldiers were stationed on the Vietnam soil,…

Typically known for its intensiveness and numerous deaths, the Vietnam War was a time of manic in the 1950s to 1970s in both Vietnam and America. Technological advances were very prevalent in this time period with cameras and film, making reporting a major aspect in the war for the first time. Therefore, journalism, film, and other forms of media played a largely influential role in the attitudes and effects of the Vietnam War. To begin the war, the media’s effect was established. Attitudes…

Speaking of the biggest US failures in US History, one must talk about the Vietnam War. With the mindset that Vietnam will fall under the evil shadows of communism like China, Lyndon B. Johnson escalated the Vietnam War by aiding South Vietnam militarily as well as financially against the communist North. The US fully intervened in Vietnam after the US Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution which allowed Johnson to take whatever action he thought was appropriate after the Gulf of Tonkin…

protocol state of Southeast Asia. From that moment onwards, it depicts the mass American military force enter the South Vietnamese. Next, is the Tet Offensive incident. It is launched on January 30, 1968 and is one of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War. It is name as Tet Offensive because on the day of the first major attacks happen, it is a Tet holiday or known as the Vietnam New Year. The North Vietnamese force attacks more than 100 towns and cities including 36 out of 40…

One of the first escalations towards the Vietnam War was when the Viet Cong attacked a United States base killing 8 soldiers and wounding another hundred. Johnson delayed making a major decision on Vietnam while his consultants discussed what to do next. The advisors, including the Assistant Secretary of State William Bundy and the Joint Chiefs of Staff recommended a bombing the North Vietnam in order to separate the networks between them and the Viet Cong. This bombing would come in 3 stages…

Vietnamese sovereignty. Robert Kennedy goes so far as to say that the US failure in Vietnam was “because we have misconceived the nature of the war” (Hillstorm). Fortunately, American ignorance would only last until 1968 with the disillusionment of the Tet…

A perfect example of the media and the way there coverage changed people 's viewpoints was the Tet Offensive in 1968. “During the Tet Offensive, the Viet Cong launched a surprise attack on several of the southern cities and the U.S. Embassy in Saigon. Although many Viet Cong soldiers were killed and the Tet Offensive was considered a military victory for the United States, it shocked the American people.” “The Vietcong army was decimated, and they made…

achievements. Funds he had envisioned to fight his war on poverty were now diverted to the war in Vietnam. The year's first major shock - the Vietnamese Tet offensive on January 30 1968 - was all the greater for being a near-complete surprise. Tet revealed the failure of Washington's policy and shattered the consensus that had prevailed within the U.S. elite. Tet forced Johnson to convene an extraordinary advisory group of Washington powerhouses - the so-called "Wise Men." They told Johnson…