Tet Offensive, and Aftermath: video worksheets, differentiated.

By a country mile the best and most appropriate video for this subject in schools. Comprehensive, thorough, 25-minute documentary really drills down into the context, the cause, events and political legacy, both in the USA and NVN.

Covering: stalemate, Westmoreland optimistic, NVN doves vs. hawks, Ho Chi Minh becoming sidelined. Le Duan takes control. Brezhnev backs doves. NVN military preparations from October 1967. Khe Sanh a target, US troops are relocated. Tet holiday. Surprise attack country-wide. US Embassy, radio station and Presidential Palace attacked, unsuccessfully. US and ARVN troops reverse most VC and NVA gains. Detailed account of Battle of Huế, outcomes, casualties. Analysis of why Tet was a kind of victory for VC and NVA, and the political costs to LBJ and the USA. Anti-war feeling grows. McNamara resigns, LBJ initiates negotiations with NVN, LBJ does not apply for a second term. Reflections on the outcomes of the Tet offensive.

Find the film on YouTube by searching for “Why the US Lost the Tet Offensive Despite Beating the NVA (Vietnam War Documentary)” or use the TES preview.

16 questions for the 25-min film Differentiated! Both versions look very similar, but “B” version has subtle clues. Excellent subtitles, scripted, not auto-generated. Answer sheet. Very easy to mark. .doc & .pdf for all files. The final 2 minutes are a promotion for a video platform. You can stop the film straight after the last question has been answered.

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