1968+The+Turning+point

1968, The turing point

leading up to the war LBJ remains opptimistic The Tet Offensive LBJ stuggles Kennedy McCarthy
 * one othe most importaint and influancail years of the US
 * olympics
 * no clear cut winnner in the war
 * increase in us forces in SE Asia
 * VC proved to be guiding force in SV
 * US tries to "pacify" SV
 * optimistic reports sent back
 * McNamara sees "a light at the end of the tonnel"
 * overall, the public supported the war
 * and atttack on the US strongholds throught out SV by VC
 * atttacked 15 strong holds
 * US people see the attacks
 * stunded Americans
 * cronkite says that the war is un beetable
 * LBJ feels like he has lost america
 * LBJ annonced a public bombing help
 * LBJ says "i'm done"
 * cronkite announces that Martin Luther King has been assassanated
 * rotes all acrost thr country
 * anit war
 * pro civil rights
 * demicratic
 * kennedy is assassinated befor he could even be elected -right after his victory speach
 * public is in chaos
 * not a good canidate
 * riots everywhere
 * tons of vialance

electtion
 * nixon wins
 * humphrey
 * wallace "segration now, segrigation forever,"