what was the tet offensive?

Answer 1

The Tet Offensive was a political and military offensive undertaken by the combined forces of the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) and the Viet Cong (VC). It began on January 30th, 1968, and lasted until June 8th, 1969. The NVA/VC fought the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) and the U.S. forces and other allies (Korea, and Australia) in the major cities of south Vietnam, which were previously considered safe.

For the NVA/VC it was a major military setback - it did not achieve its military or political objectives in Vietnam, but by taking the offensive they won a key political victory over the U.S. - whose military had claimed they saw "the light at the end of the tunnel" - or the end of the war. Even though the American military won the victory, the American people began to doubt the futility of the war, and if the large losses (50,000+) of American soldiers were truly worth it.

Answer 2

in the vietnam war it was supposed to be a cease fire to celebrate vietnamese new year or smething like that, but victor charlie launched surprise attacks on numerous american targets. oh yeah, the holiday was called tet.