indochina help!! (1 Viewer)

[cosmicfire321312]

Hi! Does anyone have any suggestions for arguments on the significance of the Tet Offensive for the North Vietnamese? (or how to enhance my arguments)

I've come up with so far:
1. Political instability after the Tet Offensive
2. Homefront morale and reaction to the harsh realities of the Vietnam War.
3. Soldiers became demoralised
4. Military and tactical superiority for the North despite having lower numbers, but still put up an intense fight (incld their Khe Sanh diversion)

 

[Anaya R]

Unfortunately I haven't studied Indochina much; what I can offer is based on my (limited) knowledge.

• Consider bulking up point 3 - how so were the soldiers demoralised?
• This source and this one suggest that the relations between US and South Vietnam were fractured - could that be something you bring in?
• Perhaps work toward strengthening these points too through evidence.
• In my opinion you only need 4 arguments in an essay. You can still get good marks if you take into consideration the use of both evidence and argument.

I hope this helps!