THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE VIETNAM WAR
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Question
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What was the result of the Tet Offensive?
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The war came to an end.
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North Vietnam took over the South.
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It showed the US that the war was going to be going on for a long time.
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Tet Offensive was a catastrophic military failure for the communists. Historians estimate as many as 50, 000 communist troops died in the effort to gain control of the southern part of the country. The South Vietnamese and American losses totaled a fraction of that number.
Detailed explanation-2: -Despite heavy casualties, North Vietnam achieved a strategic victory with the Tet Offensive, as the attacks marked a turning point in the Vietnam War and the beginning of the slow, painful American withdrawal from the region.
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