The U.S. strategy used to prevent the spread of communism

The belief that if one country in a region became communist, nearby countries would follow

The 1954 battle where Vietnamese forces defeated France, leading to Vietnam being split into a communist North and U.S.-allied South

The leader of communist North Vietnam

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

A 1964 congressional action that gave President Johnson the power to escalate the war, leading to full U.S. military involvement

Communist fighters in South Vietnam who used guerrilla tactics like tunnels, booby traps, and surprise attacks [cite: 33, 34, 35, 36, 257].

A massive 1968 attack by North Vietnam and the Viet Cong that caused heavy U.S. losses and turned American public opinion against the war

A 1968 incident where U.S. soldiers killed approximately 300 unarmed Vietnamese civilians

A burning chemical used in warfare to destroy forests, villages, and people

President Nixon’s plan to withdraw U.S. troops and have South Vietnam take over the fighting

A period during the 1970s characterized by the easing of tensions between the U.S. and communist nations like the USSR and China

An economic condition defined by high inflation and low economic growth

A 1973 law that limits the president’s power to commit U.S. forces to military action

A peace agreement brokered by President Carter between Egypt and Israel

Strategic Defense Initiative

Also known as "Star Wars," this was a proposed missile defense system intended to protect the U.S. from nuclear attacks

A Soviet policy introduced by Mikhail Gorbachev meaning "openness" in government

A Soviet policy introduced by Mikhail Gorbachev referring to economic restructuring

A major political scandal where the U.S. secretly sold weapons to Iran to fund anti-communist "Contras" in Nicaragua

The new global power balance that emerged following the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991

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Question	Answer
Containment Policy	The U.S. strategy used to prevent the spread of communism
Domino Theory	The belief that if one country in a region became communist, nearby countries would follow
Dien Bien Phu	The 1954 battle where Vietnamese forces defeated France, leading to Vietnam being split into a communist North and U.S.-allied South
Ho Chi Minh	The leader of communist North Vietnam
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution	A 1964 congressional action that gave President Johnson the power to escalate the war, leading to full U.S. military involvement
Viet Cong	Communist fighters in South Vietnam who used guerrilla tactics like tunnels, booby traps, and surprise attacks [cite: 33, 34, 35, 36, 257].
Tet Offensive	A massive 1968 attack by North Vietnam and the Viet Cong that caused heavy U.S. losses and turned American public opinion against the war
My Lai Massacre	A 1968 incident where U.S. soldiers killed approximately 300 unarmed Vietnamese civilians
Napalm	A burning chemical used in warfare to destroy forests, villages, and people
Vietnamization	President Nixon’s plan to withdraw U.S. troops and have South Vietnam take over the fighting
Détente	A period during the 1970s characterized by the easing of tensions between the U.S. and communist nations like the USSR and China
Stagflation	An economic condition defined by high inflation and low economic growth
War Powers Act	A 1973 law that limits the president’s power to commit U.S. forces to military action
Camp David Accords	A peace agreement brokered by President Carter between Egypt and Israel
Strategic Defense Initiative	Also known as "Star Wars," this was a proposed missile defense system intended to protect the U.S. from nuclear attacks
Glasnost	A Soviet policy introduced by Mikhail Gorbachev meaning "openness" in government
Perestroika	A Soviet policy introduced by Mikhail Gorbachev referring to economic restructuring
Iran-Contra Affair	A major political scandal where the U.S. secretly sold weapons to Iran to fund anti-communist "Contras" in Nicaragua
New World Order	The new global power balance that emerged following the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991

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