WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The term “Tet offensive” usually refers to the January–February 1968 offensive, but it can also include the so-called “Mini-Tet” offensive that took place in May and the Phase III offensive in August, or the 21 weeks of unusually intense combat which followed the initial attacks in January.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Tet Offensive of 1968 was a coordinated series of North Vietnamese attacks on more than 100 cities and outposts in South Vietnam. The offensive was an attempt to foment rebellion among the South Vietnamese population and encourage the United States to scale back its involvement in the Vietnam War.

Detailed explanation-3: -In late January 1968, during the Vietnamese lunar new year (Tet) holiday, the North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong guerilla fighters launched a massive coordinated offensive against U.S. and allied forces across South Vietnam.

Detailed explanation-4: -Troop limitations were announced, and there was a halt on bombings. De-escalation began. Essentially, the Tet Offensive was the beginning of the end of the Vietnam War. It took seven more years of fighting to officially come to a close, but that attack by the north is what started the negotiations.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Tet Offensive changed public perception of the Vietnam War. Although a costly loss for communist forces from North Vietnam and the Viet Cong, the series of attacks led South Vietnamese and United States citizens to question the outcome of the war.