Tet+Offensive+(Turning+Point+in+American+Morale)

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[|http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/VNtet.htm]
 * led by the Viet Cong
 * started on January 30, 1968
 * fierce fighting in Saigon (capitol) and Hue
 * began the day before Tet (Vietnamese new year)
 * Viet Cong goal was to end the war due to the declining health of Ho Chi Minh
 * considered a failure by Viet Cong
 * showed that America was not doing well in the war