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Vietnam War

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If one nation becomes communist, nearby countries will also fall to communism DOMINO THEORY
The Vietcong was a group of north Vietnamese that fought in north Vietnam against... US
What did Kennedy intend to do by establishing the Peace Corps?? HELP DEVOLOPING COUNTRIES BY DIGGING WELLS AND SCHOOLS.
This was built to separate east and west Berlin in Germany and stood for nearly 3 decades. BERLIN WALL
What countries were in a space race?? US AND SU
Who was the first person to travel into space?? RUSSIAN YURI GAGARIN
Who was the first person to walk on the moon?? NEIL ARMSTRONG
Who was leading the north Vietnamese that promoted communism that later had a city named after him in south Vietnam??? HO CHI MINH
After gun fire was exchanged in the Gulf of Tonkin, this gave the president authority to take all necessary measures to repel any army attack against the forces of the US leading Johnson to expand US role in Vietnam to stop communism spread. TONKIN GULF RESOLUTION
A Suprise all over South Vietnam launched by north Vietnam when there was SUPPOSED to be a cease fire due to Vietnam New Years. TET OFFENSIVE
Americans were divided over their opinions on US involvement in Vietnam War. The supporters for the War were called______. The ones against the war was called ______. HAWKS DOVES
Due to mistrust in government officials, the _______ _______ Act was passed which required the president to get congressional approval before committing US troops to an armed struggle. WAR POWERS
In the new election they tried to appeal to young people that were against the war. The ______ amendment lowered the voting age from 21 to 18. Nixon won a second term 26TH
Anti war feelings continue to grow and secreet government document was published reveling that US officals had meen lying to the america public about the progress of the war for years. These documents were known as the ..... PENTAGON PAPERS
the plan was to pull US troops from south Vietnam and have south Vietnamese Army take over all the fighting in Vietnam. This strategy was called what?? VIETNAMIZATION
Who won the presidential election after Johnson that promised to restore order and bring peace with honor to Vietnam, but didn't want to be the 1st president to 'lose' a war?? RICHARD NIXON
What was the group called that fought for individual freedoms, peace, nonviolence, and community sharing?? HIPPIES
Who took over as president after Eisenhower was faced with the initial Cold War crisis, but was later assassinated?? JFK
What Cold War crisis occurred where US trained Cuban exiles to invade Cuba and Fidel Castro, Cuba's leader?? Bay Of Pigs
What Cold War crisis occurred when soviets planted missiles on Cuba facing towards US, which was only 90 miles away, but later removed them and signed a treaty banning aboveground testing of nuclear weapons?? CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS
One effect of the My Lai massacre was what?? AMERIANS BEGAN TO QUESTION US INVOLVMENT IN VIETNAM
What happened at the end of the was when NV took over SV? They captured they captured SV's capital, Saigon, and renamed it what?? HO CHI MINH CITY
Is Vietnam separate today and what kind of government do they have?? NO, THEY ARE NOT SEPARATE, AND THEY HAVE A COMMUNIST GOVERENMENT
What happened to JFK even before we sent troops into Vietnam and Lyndon Johnson took over as president leading the deployment of US troops?? HE WAS ASSASSINATED
The US was always on what side of countries that were divided by communism?? SOUTH AND WEST
What caused the Vietnam to be SO brutal for the US soldiers fighting there?? GURILLA WARFARE-VIETCONG
Who were the four presidents during the cold war?? EISENHOWER, JFK, JOHNSON, NIXON
What countries are still communist today?? VIETNAM, CHINA,, LAOS, NORTH KOREA, CUBA
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