THE 1970S 1969 1979
FOREIGN POLICIES OF PRESIDENT NIXON
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the Tet Offensive
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the invasion of Cambodia
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Body counts
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the actions of students on college campuses.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The consequences of the Tet Offensive extended to the United States. Many Americans began to question military and political leaders who assured them the Vietnam War would be won soon.
Detailed explanation-2: -As the war continued and more young men were drafted, it became increasingly unpopular with the American public. Photographs and videos shown on the news, many of which were graphic and upsetting, brought the war into the American home.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Tet Offensive played an important role in weakening U.S. public support for the war in Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh and leaders in Hanoi planned the Tet Offensive in the hopes of achieving a decisive victory that would end the grinding conflict that frustrated military leaders on both sides.