2. • The Vietnam War was a
conflict between North
and South Vietnam, but it
had global ramifications.
The North was led by a
Communist and
nationalist regime that
had fought against the
Japanese in World War II
and against French
colonial rule in the late
1940s
3. Tet Offensive
The Tet Offensive
was a military
campaign during the
Vietnam war that was
launched on January
30, 1968 by forces of
the peoples army of
Vietnam against the
forces of the Republic
of Vietnam (South
Vietnam), the United
States,and their allies
4. The Purpose Of The Tet Offensive
• The purpose of the offensive or
attack was to apply the main feature
of surprise, strike military and
civilian command and to take control
of the centers of South Vietnam.
5. President
Johnson
Lyndon Baines Johnson:
“The 36th President of the United
States (1963–1969)”
Johnson's policy was governed by
the Containment Doctrine, and it's
corollary, the Domino Theory
(Communism must be halted and
contained or it will spread to
neighboring counties )
His goal was to force the North
Vietnamese (and their Viet Cong
allies) to cease their threats to
South Vietnam, and return peace.
He was not trying to conquer the
North.
6. General Westmorland William Childs
Westmoreland was a
United States Army General
, who commanded US
military operations in the
Vietnam war at its peak
(1964–68), during the Tet
Offensive. He adopted a
strategy of attrition against
the National Libration
Front of South Vietnam and
the North Vietnamese
Army
7. what was the effect of it on
american public :
• Many Americans began
to turn dramatically
against the war . Some
What happened in the marched in protest and
Tet Offensive engaged in antiwar
activities. Others
registered their
http://www.youtube.com/ disapproval at the polls .
watch?v=5ssdK5hHe7s With an unhappy
American public and
depressing news from his
military leaders, President
Lyndon B. Johnson
decided to end the
escalation of U.S.
involvement in Vietnam.
