Which statement best describes the Tet Offensive, which occurred during the Vietnam War? It was an attack on US ships that led to the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. It was a bombing campaign that sought to weaken North Vietnam. It was a guerrilla warfare campaign against US ground forces. It was a sudden series of attacks by North Vietnam on bases and towns.

The Tet Offensive, also known as The General Offensive and Uprising of Tet Mau Than, in 1968, was the largest and most ambitious military operation launched by the Viet Cong and North Vietnam against the forces of South Vietnam and the United States. The name comes from one of the holidays, the Vietnamese New Year and it had the intention of surprising the allied forces of the South Vietnam government and the United States. They also wished to cause an uprising from the people of Vietnam by making them believe that the North was winning. Although it took them by surprise, the allied forces were able to recover and bit the Viet Cong back. It was one of the biggest defeats of the forces of the North. The correct answer, therefore, is: It was a series of attacks by North Vietnam on bases and towns.

D : A sudden series of attacks by north vietnam on bases and towns