tet offenceive Flashcards
when was the tet offencive
30th january 1968-april 68
what was the tet offencive
vc series of suprise attacks on the us aiming to catch them off guard
where did vc attack in the tet offencive
100 cities and town in s.vietnam inc siagon
what did the vc hope the people of s.veitnam would do duing the tet offencive
rise up and help them throw out the us
did the people of s.veitnam rise up
no
how many vc soldiers were in the tet offencive
67,000
what was captures in siagon
the radio station and part of the us embassy
how did the us respond to the tet offencive
us and ARVN quickly fought back and regained controll within 48 hours
when was the battle of Hue
31st jan-24th feb 68
what was key abt the battle of Hue
took the us 3 weeks to regain control
who won the tet offencive
the us
what was the braud effect of the tet offencive on the vc (losses/recovery time)
lost 17,000
took 4 years to recover
what was the s.v civillian effect of the tet offencive
many civilians died and towns like Hue were detroyed
what did the tet offencive lead to in the us media
questioning of the war
why could 500,000 us soldiers not prevent tet
in what way was the tet offencive a defeat for the us
media defeat
give an example of a jeoranlist who questioned the war post tet
walter cronkite
when did LBJ decide not to run again for presidency
march 68
what did clark clifford suggest in veit post tet
de-esclation
