1. Tet Offensive
Ms. Ha
Chapter 22
Section 4

2. I. The Tet Offensive A. Surprise Attack: January 30, 1968
1. Vietcong (VC) led
2. North and South Vietnam
a) Truce / Cease-fire
b) Vietnamese New Year
c) Bury the dead / coffins
d) VC: weapons in coffins

3. B. During the night
1. Vietcong led a surprise attack
a) 100 towns
b) 12 U.S. Air bases
c) Saigon: 5 Americans
killed at US embassy
d) Called: Tet Offensive

4. ARVN: Helping hurt woman

5. US Soldiers: crossing river

6. Tet Offensive: fighting

7. II. General Westmoreland
A. One month of fighting
1. Vietcong: 32,000 dead
2. US and ARVN: 3,000 dead
3. Westmoreland: US & South
winners

8. Public Opinion in US:
a) 1968: turned against the
War in Vietnam
b) Psychological and political
blow
c) Credibility Gap: grew
d) No recovery due to the gap