The Tet Offensive of the Vietnam War

The Teto attack on January 31, 1968 was called the turning point of the whole Vietnam War. Using the relocation tactics several months before the Spring Festival's attack, the US Army is far away from the city and important military bases. As a result, over 100 cities in southern Vietnam were simultaneously attacked. Restoration of South Vietnamese architecture was accomplished by establishing a small number of US forces and made 1968 the most brutal year of the war. Prior to the attack, during the attack, after the attack, the American citizen's decision to reveal the truth about the capabilities of the North Vietnamese army was held.

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. One month after the Spring Festival attack, in March 1968 President Johnson announced that he would not ask for re-election, which made Robert Kennedy and Humphrey a Democratic candidate 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.