1968

Why was 1968 such a turning point in the Vietnam?


 * No clear cut winner
 * Increase in american forces in SE Asia
 * US tries to pacify south vietnam
 * Viet cong proved to be the guiding force in South Vietnam


 * LBJ(lyndon B Johnson) remained Determine
 * optimistic reports are sent back
 * mcnamara sees "a light at the end of the tunnel"
 * Overall, the public still supported america in Vietnam.


 * Tet Offensive
 * an attack on U.S strongholds throughout southern Vietnam by the Viet cong.
 * Eventually developed into a U.S. victory
 * shook the public, who thought the enemy was close to defeat.


 * LBJ stuggles
 * Congress cuts his great society budget
 * US involvement in the war is openly criticized
 * new defense secretary states that the war seems unwinnable
 * the nation turn on johnson
 * Johnson speaks about halting bombing and...


 * Increase of U.S fatalities
 * Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated
 * Riots in every major city across the U.S.
 * Bobby Kennedy was assassinated in L.A


 * The 1968 election
 * Richard Nixon wins
 * he promises peace and honor
 * Antiwar protests