post-Tet Offensive phase of Vietnam War

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historical period phase of war

The post-Tet Offensive phase of the Vietnam War was the period after early 1968 marked by declining U.S. public support, a shift toward Vietnamization and troop withdrawals, and an eventual move from large-scale American combat operations to negotiated settlement and disengagement.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Vietnam War (late period)	1
post-Tet Offensive phase of Vietnam War canonical	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical period ⓘ phase of war ⓘ
approximateEndTime	1973 ⓘ
countryInvolved	National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ North Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ People's Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ South Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
endPoint	U.S. military disengagement from direct ground combat ⓘ signing of Paris Peace Accords ⓘ
follows	Tet Offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	continued heavy U.S. airpower use ⓘ declining U.S. public support for the war ⓘ emphasis on pacification and security of populated areas ⓘ erosion of U.S. political consensus on the war ⓘ gradual withdrawal of U.S. ground combat troops ⓘ growing anti-war movement in the United States ⓘ increased North Vietnamese confidence after Tet Offensive ⓘ increased role of South Vietnamese forces in combat ⓘ increasing media skepticism about U.S. progress ⓘ political crisis in South Vietnam ⓘ search for a negotiated settlement ⓘ shift from large-scale U.S. offensive operations to limited engagements ⓘ strategic stalemate on the battlefield ⓘ
hasPolicy	Vietnamization NERFINISHED ⓘ
implementedBy	Richard Nixon administration NERFINISHED ⓘ
includesEvent	Cambodian Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Easter Offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ Kent State shootings context of domestic protest ⓘ Operation Linebacker NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Linebacker II NERFINISHED ⓘ Paris Peace Accords negotiations NERFINISHED ⓘ Paris Peace Talks NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. bombing of Cambodia NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. bombing of Laos NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. troop withdrawals from Vietnam ⓘ invasion of Cambodia by U.S. and South Vietnamese forces ⓘ withdrawal of U.S. combat troops in 1973 ⓘ
location	Cambodia NERFINISHED ⓘ Laos NERFINISHED ⓘ North Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ South Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ
militaryCommander	Creighton Abrams NERFINISHED ⓘ Vo Nguyen Giap NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Vietnam War NERFINISHED ⓘ
politicalLeader	Lyndon B. Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ Nguyen Van Thieu NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Nixon NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededByPolicy	escalation strategy of Lyndon B. Johnson administration ⓘ
startTime	1968 ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Guam Doctrine → historicalContext → post-Tet Offensive phase of Vietnam War ⓘ

All-purpose Lightweight Individual Carrying Equipment → usedInConflict → post-Tet Offensive phase of Vietnam War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Vietnam War (late period)