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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 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. Berlin Wall
What countries were in a space race? US and SU
Who was 1st person to travel into space? Russian Yuri Gagararin
Who was the 1st 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? Tonkin Gulf Resolution
A surprise attack all over South Vietnam launched by North Vietnam when they were supposed to be a cease-fire due to Vietnam New Years (this really caused doubt in Americans about whether or not we should be in this war) Tet Offensive
Americans were divided over their opinions on US involvement in Vietnam war. The supporters of the war were called. The ones against the war were 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 and armed struggle. War Powers
In the 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
Antiwar feelings continue to grow, and a secret government document was published revealing that U.S. officials had been lying to the American 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 Vietnam and have South Vietnamese Army take over all the fighting in the war in Vietnam. This strategy was called what? Vietnamization
Who won 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 (so he really kept sending troops, which made Americans MAD)? 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 and 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? (This didn't go over too well.) Bay of Pigs
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