The Tet Offensive (AQA GCSE History): Flashcards
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Tet Offensive definition
Tet Offensive definition
Coordinated NVA/Vietcong attack on 100+ South Vietnam cities (1968)
Tet Offensive start date
Tet Offensive start date
30 January 1968
Tet Offensive attackers
Tet Offensive attackers
North Vietnamese Army (NVA) and Vietcong fighters
Le Duan's role by 1968
Le Duan's role by 1968
Gained control of North Vietnam's war strategy
NVA troops infiltrated
NVA troops infiltrated
Approximately 70,000 soldiers
Tet holiday significance
Tet holiday significance
Vietnamese New Year; covered troop infiltration movements
Khe Sanh attack purpose
Khe Sanh attack purpose
Diversion to draw US attention from cities
Number of targets attacked
Number of targets attacked
More than 100 towns and cities
Total communist fighters
Total communist fighters
Approximately 64,000
Communist casualties in Tet
Communist casualties in Tet
Around 37,000 killed, wounded, or missing
US casualties in Tet
US casualties in Tet
Approximately 2,500 soldiers
Tet military vs political outcome
Tet military vs political outcome
Military defeat but psychological/political victory for North
Americans who watched Tet on TV
Americans who watched Tet on TV
20 million
Walter Cronkite's statement
Walter Cronkite's statement
USA not close to victory; stuck in Vietnam with no easy way out
Johnson's popularity after Tet
Johnson's popularity after Tet
Dropped from 40% to 26%