Ho Chi Minh and Vietcong
- Ho Chi Minh was president of North Vietnam during the beginning of the war
- The Vietcong (a guerrilla force) and the National Liberation Force (NLF) were supported by Ho Chi Minh and the North
- The Vietcong used many villages to store weapons, grain, and troops
- Because the US didn't know which village was VC, it was common for entire villages to be slaughtered and burned
- The Ho Chi Minh Trail was a supplies highway that was to the East of the Vietnam border, it ran through Laos and Cambodia
- The Trail was used by the Vietcong to send troops, weapons, and food into South Vietnam to continue their guerrilla war
- The United States refused to fight on Cambodian or Laotian soil, so the supplies moved along the trail virtually unopposed
- The Vietcong (a guerrilla force) and the National Liberation Force (NLF) were supported by Ho Chi Minh and the North
- The Vietcong used many villages to store weapons, grain, and troops
- Because the US didn't know which village was VC, it was common for entire villages to be slaughtered and burned
- The Ho Chi Minh Trail was a supplies highway that was to the East of the Vietnam border, it ran through Laos and Cambodia
- The Trail was used by the Vietcong to send troops, weapons, and food into South Vietnam to continue their guerrilla war
- The United States refused to fight on Cambodian or Laotian soil, so the supplies moved along the trail virtually unopposed
Summary
_After the Tet offensive was launched by the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) in 1968 there was very little achieved in the end, but what was surprising for the Americans was it occurred over Tet (Vietnamese Lunar New Year). This was a major turning point in the war because many pictures and other media was captured during the attack, American citizens didn't want to be apart of the war because of the disturbing pictures, therefore, Anti-war demonstrations increased.