The Tet Offensive (Jan 1968)
- A
Was a clear U.S. military and political victory that crushed the Viet Cong and ended major North Vietnamese operations
- B
Was the decisive battle that won the Vietnam War for the U.S., leading to North Vietnam's surrender within months
- C
Was a small probing raid by the NVA that was easily repelled and had no impact on American public opinion
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Was a Viet Cong/NVA attack across South Vietnam; militarily costly to them but a psychological/political setback for U.S. claims of progress
Explanation
Walter Cronkite's commentary that the war was unwinnable shifted American public opinion.