2. was a war of 2 firsts :
Helicopter war and
television war.

4.  The Tet Offensive made the American
public more pessimistic about the chance
for victory in Vietnam.
 made them trust their government less
than they had.
 Before the offensive, the US government
had been assuring the people that victory
was just around the corner.

5.  They claimed the enemy was all but destroyed.
When the enemy attacked all across South Vietnam
in this offensive, it proved that those statements were
inaccurate.
 This made Americans feel that the war was not being
won after 4 years of huge troop presence in
Vietnam.
 It also made them feel their government was lying to
them and that reduced support for the war.

6.  Communists thought the tet offensive had a
good chance of ending the war. The fighting
was fierce, but in the end, Americans and
South Vietnamese forces repelled the
offensive and there was no popular uprising
against the gov. of South Vietnam the US
forces won by preventing the Veitcong and
the north Vietnamese from achieving their
primary objectives, the tet offensive was a
strategic blow to the Americans.