How Did The Tet Offensive Influence The Us Involvement In The Vietnam War
The Vietnam War had also played a huge role in being one of the longest and most memorable war in U.S. history so far. This paper emphasises on the Country Vietnam before the war and what led the United States to become involved. Also it talks about the battles and what happened and why people started to protest and the effects it had on the involvement in the war.The Vietnam war was a long period for protesters, hardship, loses in war and families and realization that the U.S. should not get into conflicts with other countries.
Before the Vietnam War happened Vietnam was going through a tough time who was controlling the country. During World War ll Vietnam was invaded by Japan While they have been under the control of the French Colony. A man by the name Ho Chi Minh was …show more content…
The Tet Offensive was one of the strategies that the Viet cong used which occurred in January, 1968. The Tet Offensive was a strategies in South Vietnam that weakened not only South Vietnamese soldiers but also U.S. troops. Minh’s goals for the Tet Offensive was to have “a successful attack on major cities might force the United States to negotiate or perhaps even withdraw” (history.state.gov) from the Vietnam War. The goal was to go for areas where there was an abundance of U.S. troops and where most of their bases were set up. The first attacks were in the cities Hue and Saigon and these attacks were very successful in the defeat of the U.S. and South Vietnam. These attacks showed that the NLF were not weak, and the U.S. knew then and there what they were actually up against. NFL's next strategies were to attack smaller cities and towns which lasted a month. The U.S. almost gained their confidence back when they almost took out NLF forces and were able to gain their territory back that were attacked and taken from NLF forces. The Tet offensive proved to be the most effective strategy in the Vietnam War for North
Before the Vietnam War happened Vietnam was going through a tough time who was controlling the country. During World War ll Vietnam was invaded by Japan While they have been under the control of the French Colony. A man by the name Ho Chi Minh was …show more content…
The Tet Offensive was one of the strategies that the Viet cong used which occurred in January, 1968. The Tet Offensive was a strategies in South Vietnam that weakened not only South Vietnamese soldiers but also U.S. troops. Minh’s goals for the Tet Offensive was to have “a successful attack on major cities might force the United States to negotiate or perhaps even withdraw” (history.state.gov) from the Vietnam War. The goal was to go for areas where there was an abundance of U.S. troops and where most of their bases were set up. The first attacks were in the cities Hue and Saigon and these attacks were very successful in the defeat of the U.S. and South Vietnam. These attacks showed that the NLF were not weak, and the U.S. knew then and there what they were actually up against. NFL's next strategies were to attack smaller cities and towns which lasted a month. The U.S. almost gained their confidence back when they almost took out NLF forces and were able to gain their territory back that were attacked and taken from NLF forces. The Tet offensive proved to be the most effective strategy in the Vietnam War for North