tet offensive

• When was the Tet Offensive?

  30th January 1968 -the Vietnamese new year
• What was the Tet Offensive?

  84000 Vietcong + N.V troops launched an attack on over 100 towns, us military bases and the embassy in Saigon during a temporary ceasefire for tet
• What was the aim of the tet offensive?

  To cause a general uprising among South Vietnam against their government and the US
• How did the Vietcong prepare for the tet offensive?

  Launched small attacks to draw 50000 troops away from Saigon
• How quickly was the embassy regained?

  6 hours
• How many Vietcong + N.V casualties did the tet offensive cause?

  10,000 Vietcong and 50,000 N.V
• How many us + ARVN casualties did the tet offensive cause?

  Less than 10000
• How much was the war costing the US following the tet offensive?

  $30 billion a year and over 300 troops killed every week
• What was the us publics opinion on the war following the tet offensive?

  Aware of the government deception + questioned why they were involved in such a destructive war locked in a stalemate