Question

Which 1968 action was a military victory for the South Vietnamese and psychological victory for the communist north?

Answer 1

2, Tet Offensive, is the correct answer to this question.

Answer 2

The Tet Offensive (2) was a military victory for the South Vietnamese, but a psychological victory for the communist north in 1968.

The Tet Offensive was launched on January 30, 1968 by North Vietnam. It was a series of suprise attacks against military and civilian forces alike throughout South Vietnam. The South was able to regroup quickly and attacked back resulting in many North Viatnamese causalties. However, the battle of the Hue resulted in the loss of lives of many South Viatamese and support from the American public decreased as any hopes of defeating North Vietnam was diminishing.