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Vietnam War
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 south Vietnam against | US |
| what did Kennedy intend to do by establishing the peace corps | Help developing countries by digging wells and schools |
| this was built to separate east and west berlin in German 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 Gargain |
| 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 gunfire was exchanged in the Gulf of Tonkin his 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 | Tokin Gulf Resolution |
| a surprise attack 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 | Hawks=doves |
| Due to the 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 |