Hello, I'm an expert in modern history. The primary conflict that was taking place in 1968 was the Vietnam War. This war was a Cold War-era proxy war that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975.

In 1968, one of the most significant events of the Vietnam War was the Tet Offensive, launched by the North Vietnamese forces and the Viet Cong against South Vietnam and its allies during the Tet holiday. The Tet Offensive was a turning point in the war because it led to widespread questioning of the U.S. government's assurances of progress toward victory, which ultimately contributed to a change in U.S. public opinion and policy regarding the war.

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U.S. Involvement in the Vietnam War: The Tet Offensive, 1968. In late January, 1968, during the lunar new year (or ��Tet��) holiday, North Vietnamese and communist Viet Cong forces launched a coordinated attack against a number of targets in South Vietnam.read more >>