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Vietnam War
Study Guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| If one nation becomes communist, nearby countries will fall to communism | Domino Theory |
| The Vietcong was a group of North Vietnamese that fought in South Vietnam against | U.S. |
| What did Kennedy intend to do by establishing the Peace Corps? | Help developing countries by digging wells and building schools. |
| This was built to separate the East and West Berlin in Germany and stood for nearly 3 decades. | Berlin Wall |
| What countries were in a space race? | US SU |
| Who was the 1st person to travel into space? | Russian Yuri Gagarin |
| Who was the 1st person to step on the moon? | Neil A. 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, this gave the pres. authority to take all necessary measures to repel any army attack against the forces of the US leading Johnson to stop communism spread. | Tonkin Gulf Resolution |
| What was the surprise attack that the Vietcong did to us during their "New Year" | Tet Offensive |
| Different groups of Americans either for or against war. | For the War=Hawks Not for the War=Doves |
| What act was passed because the no trust government officials. | War Powers Act |
| what amendment lowered the age to vote | 26th |
| What documents were released that made the people made because the government lied | Pentagon Papers |