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Vietnam War

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e nation becomes Communist, nearby countries will also fall to communism Domino Theory
The Vietcong was a group of North Vietnamese they fought in the South Vietnam against US
What did Kennedy intend to do by establishing the Peach Corps? Help developing countries by digging wells and schools
This was built to separate East and West Berlin in Germany and stood for the 3 decades/ The Berlin Wall
What countries were in a space race? US and SU
Who was the 1st 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 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 from spreading Tonkin 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 (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 for the war were called The ones against the war were called hawks, doves
Due to the mistrust in government officials, the Act was passed in which required the president to get congressional approval before committing US troops to ana 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
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 wars for years. These documents were known as the Pentagon Powers
The plan was to pull US troops from Vietnam, and have South Vietnamese Army to 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
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