Escalation from 65-68, Tet Offensive, My Lai Maasacre and Hearts and Minds Campaign (Leaving Cert History): Flashcards
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Hearts and Minds Campaign aim
Hearts and Minds Campaign aim
Win South Vietnamese population support vs Viet Cong
Hearts & Minds Campaign challenge
Hearts & Minds Campaign challenge
S. Vietnamese govt corruption undermined efforts
Hearts & Minds Campaign success level
Hearts & Minds Campaign success level
Limited - didn't weaken Viet Cong influence significantly
Tet Offensive date
Tet Offensive date
January 30, 1968
Tet Offensive significance for LBJ
Tet Offensive significance for LBJ
Turning point - tide turned heavily against Johnson
Why Tet Offensive achieved surprise
Why Tet Offensive achieved surprise
Launched during Tet holiday, traditionally a truce period
Tet Offensive scale
Tet Offensive scale
Over 100 cities, towns & military bases attacked
Tet Offensive Viet Cong/NVA casualties
Tet Offensive Viet Cong/NVA casualties
Up to 40,000 fighters killed
'Credibility gap' meaning (Vietnam War)
'Credibility gap' meaning (Vietnam War)
Divide between govt reports & public belief after Tet
Walter Cronkite's impact post-Tet
Walter Cronkite's impact post-Tet
Reflected shift in media/public opinion against war
LBJ's decision after Tet Offensive
LBJ's decision after Tet Offensive
Didn't seek re-election; signalled de-escalation
My Lai Massacre date
My Lai Massacre date
March 16, 1968
My Lai Massacre leader
My Lai Massacre leader
Lieutenant William Calley
My Lai Massacre death toll estimate
My Lai Massacre death toll estimate
347 to 504 civilians
Who revealed My Lai Massacre & when
Who revealed My Lai Massacre & when
Journalist Seymour Hersh, November 1969