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The Gulf of Tonkin incident marked a significant increase in American engagement in the Vietnam War. North Vietnamese patrol boats attacked an American destroyer. Two days later, the White House received a fake report claiming that it had been attacked once more. This intelligence was utilized by the president as rationale for attacking North Vietnamese targets. The story was later discovered to be a miscommunication, and there was no second attack on the US destroyer.
The Tet Offensive was a turning point in public support for American involvement in the Vietnam War. North Vietnam staged a surprise attack on American and South Vietnamese forces. Because many people had originally believed that the North had been vanquished, news of this surprise attack weakened support.
People believed they were much stronger than the media and government indicated since they were able to coordinate such an attack.
In addition to the huge attack, the media was shown a video of a Viet Cong general being executed. When he was executed, he was dressed in civilian clothes, which sparked indignation in the United States.
Because they were bombing villagers and shooting civilians, many soldiers lost morale. The American public was seen the horrors of war on television, causing increased resistance to American engagement in the conflict.
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