Impact on US

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Modern History (Conflict in Indochina) Mind Map on Impact on US, created by lisajoy316 on 05/07/2013.
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Impact on US
  1. Phsychological Defeat
    1. Made government and public opinion in western countries critical of US
      1. Increased awareness- Vietnam became front of everyone's mind
        1. Questioning the War and US involvement
        2. People astonished at the events of Tet, believing they were not close to Victory as reported but actually a long way off
          1. Losing confidence in ability to win
            1. Many decided US should withdraw sooner rather being stuck there
              1. Opposition rose sharply
                1. TURNED PUBIC OPINION
                2. Media focus on casualties and televised scenes of fighting- painful awareness of cost in lives
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