Question

which of the following statements are true of the Tet offensive?

A. it was a massive attack launched by the viet cong against 27 US and south vietnamese bases.

B. even though Americans military forces successfully repelled the attack, it is still damaged public support for the war.

C. it led to the immediate withdraw of all the U.S troops from vietnam

D. the failure of the tet offensive led to the surrender of the viet cong and the end of the war.

Answer 1

@whambamsham

Answer 2

Hm it is either A. or B.
both seem right. But I think it's B. because more than just bases were attacked.

Answer 3

u can choose all that apply

Answer 4

I agree with whambamsham's answers, too. Both A and B are reasons that hold true for the Tet Offensive. It was a huge, simultaneous attack on cities and bases throughout South Vietnam. While the US and the South Vietnamese were successful in fending it off, public opinion back in the States only strengthened against the war because it showed that the North wasn't a beaten enemy and continued to drag American lives into the conflict.

(C) is a little iffy -- it didn't immediately lead to the withdrawal of US soldiers from Vietnam, but at the same time, it didn't make people all that happy that more soldiers were going over there. We left Vietnam a few years later. And (D) is definitely not right. It was a major setback for the Viet Cong (which Johnson administration couldn't convince the public that it was), but it didn't lead to their surrender at all. They kept fighting until the very end when they finally defeated South Vietnam.

Answer 5

Thanks @Captain_Page_Turner ! While C is somewhat correct, A. and B. are more right than C.