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1968

1968. On January 30, 1968, during celebrations for the Vietnamese New Year ( Tet ), North Vietnam and the Vietcong launched a massive attack on South Vietnam Occurred during a week-long truce that had been proclaimed for the holiday

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1968

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  1. 1968

  2. On January 30, 1968, during celebrations for the Vietnamese New Year (Tet), North Vietnam and the Vietcong launched a massive attack on South Vietnam • Occurred during a week-long truce that had been proclaimed for the holiday • 100 towns, 12 U.S. air bases, and the U.S. embassy in Saigon were attacked • The attack was repulsed and was a military victory for the US and its ally • 32,000 Vietcong fighters died, compared to 3,000 US and ARVN soldiers • The ability and willingness of the North Vietnamese and Vietcong to make an attack like the Tet Offensive convinced many Americans that the war would end in a stalemate • Before the Tet Offensive, 28% of Americans called themselves doves (people opposed to the war) while 56% called themselves hawks (people in support of the war) • After Tet, 40% of Americans were doves and 40% were hawks

  3. Map • Guiding Question: What were the results of the Tet Offensive? • Using the map, come up with AT LEAST one main idea and the detailed evidence to support it that would answer the guiding question • Figure out what the in-text citation for this source would be

  4. 1968 was one of the most chaotic Presidential elections in American history • In March, LBJ announced that he would not run for reelection • Robert Kennedy, one of the most popular Democratic candidates for President, was assassinated in June • The Democrats nominated LBJ’s Vice President, Hubert Humphrey while the Republicans nominated Richard Nixon • Nixon won, in part because he promised to end the war in Vietnam

  5. Speech • Guiding Question: What were the results of the Tet Offensive? • Analyze the primary source • Figure out what the in-text citation for this source would be

  6. Speech • Guiding Question: What were the results of the Tet Offensive? • Using the source, come up with AT LEAST one main idea and the detailed evidence to support it that would answer the guiding question

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