The Tet Offensive of the Vietnam War

The Communist attacks in major Vietnamese towns that began around Vietnam's New Year (Tet) on February 1, 1968 was the peak of the attacks that occurred during the Vietnam War. Vietnam's US Army Commander, General William Westmoan, thought that this attack was the last "rolling dice" from a failure point of view. The attack Americans call "Tet attack" is only a part of what Communists call "general attacks and uprisings" and is aimed at boosting the war to a new stage.

Politically, Tet Offensive makes the Vietnam War more important in the United States, which is one of the important issues in American politics during the presidential election. American politics is basically divided into two aspects. One is to withdraw troops from Vietnam and the other is to provide further assistance to the Vietnam War. In March 1968, one month after the Spring Festival attack, President Johnson announced that he would not ask for re-election. As a result, Robert Kennedy and Humphrey became Democratic candidates for the presidential election. Then in June 1968, Robert Kennedy was assassinated, and McCarthy replaced his position. However, as Humphrey became a candidate for the Democratic candidate, McCarthy could not make a speech. Meanwhile, Nixon is a candidate for Republican presidential election. Humphrey had the idea of ​​continuing to run Johnson 's commitment to war, and Nixon had the idea of ​​withdrawing troops from Vietnam.

Early in the morning of January 31, 1968, the North Vietnamese army began attacking during the Vietnam War. Under the leadership of the Northern Vietnamese government, Teto's attack simultaneously included attacks of about 85,000 soldiers. The attacks took place in five major cities of South Vietnam, dozens of military facilities, and dozens of municipalities throughout South Vietnam. The name of the crime came from a Vietnamese New Year 's holiday, during which an attack occurred.