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IWBAT analyze the Tet Offensive’s role in attitudes
about war
Gulf of Tonkin Incident
US destroyer gathering intelligence off of N.
Vietnam was attacked by three N. Vietnamese
torpedo boats.
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
passed August 7, 1964
Ho Chi Minh Trail Trail used by N. Vietnam
to bring supplies and soldiers in to S. Vietnam
Went from N. Vietnam through Laos and Cambodia
Tet is the Vietnamese New Year celebration
(Happens February 10, 2013)
Each year there was a two-day cease fire so
Vietnamese could celebrate.
ARVN – Army of the Republic of Vietnam (S. Vietnam Army)
VC – Vietcong
NLF – National Liberation Front
In paragraph one, what does the author mean by “wishful thinking?” What examples of wishful thinking are given in the text?
What consequences (both positive and
negative) came up for the Viet Cong after the Tet Offensive?
What factors around the Tet Offensive,
“reduced the American will to fight?”
VIDEO NOTES AMERICAN REACTION Very noisy War is stressful
What is the Ho Chi Minh Trail? What was the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution? What was the Tet Offensive?
How do you think the media influences how people feel about war?
Vietcong Tunnels