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1950, 1960 & Vietnam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the U2 Plane? | a secret CIA Spy Jet |
| What year was the U2 built? | 1955 |
| What is the purpose of the U2 Plane? | Take detailed photos of the ground |
| What year was the Interstate Highway System built? | 1956 |
| Which president authorized the building of the Interstate Highway System? | President Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| How long is the Interstate Highway System? | 47,000 miles |
| What year was the Emergency Broadcast System invented? | 1963 |
| What does NORAD stand for? | North American Aerospace Defense Headquarters |
| Where is NORAD located? | 2500 feet inside Colorado's Cheyenne Mountain |
| What year was NORAD built? | 1958 |
| What was the original purpose of NORAD? | To track Soviet Nuclear Missiles |
| What is the primary purpose of NORAD today? | To monitor North American Air Traffic |
| What is the name of the first satellite in space? | Sputnik |
| Which country put the first Satellite in space? | The Soviet Union |
| Term for the countries that had non-communist governments | Free World |
| Soviet Union, China, and other communist countries of Eastern Europe and Asia. | the east |
| The United States, Great Britain, France, and other democratic nations | the west |
| competition between communist and Free World nations--especially the Soviet Union and the US--to develop powerful new weapons. | arms race |
| a policy of political, economic, and military pressure to restrict the spread of communism. | containment |
| The Soviet Union's tight control over travel and communication between Soviet-dominated Eastern Europe and the Free World. | Iron Curtain |
| a small-scale war without nuclear weapons that involves just one area of the world. | limited war |
| the rivalry between the US and the Soviet Union for superiority in space exploration and communication. | Space race |
| ideas spread by one side in the Cold War to support its own policies or to criticize the other side's actions and beliefs. | Propaganda |
| American volunteers who help disadvantaged people in under-developed countries of the world. | Peace Corps |
| a time of improved relations between the US and the Soviet Union during the 1970s. | detente |
| The person who said that an "Iron Curtain" had descended around Eastern Europe. | Winston Churchill |
| How did the US oppose the spread of communism in Europe during the late 1940's? | the Truman doctrine and Marshall Plan |
| What was the name of the alliance formed by 12 countries to oppose the spread of communism in Western Europe? | North Atlantic Treaty Org. |
| What was built to divide the German city of Berlin into a communist eastern sector and a democratic western sector? | The Berlin Wall |
| Who launched Sputnik I into space in 1957? | Soviet Union |
| Who was president during the Cuban Missile Crisis? | John F. Kennedy |
| What is the term that refers to the tense relationship that existed between communist and democratic countries throughout the 1950s and 1960s? | The Cold War |
| What Jewish State in the Middle East became a close ally of the US during the 50s and 60s? | Israel |
| Who stirred up a national controversy while serving as the chairman of several Senate committees investingating communist influence in governmet, education , defense industries, and other fields within the US? | Joseph McCarthy |
| What communist country entered the Korean War on the side of the North Korea? | China |
| What amendment was added to the Constitution limiting future presidents to two terms in office? | 22nd Amendment |
| What was the alliance that prevented further spread of communism in the far east that was between the US, Australia, and New Zealand? | ANZUS |
| Who became the first Republican to occupy the White House since Herbert Hoover? | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| The world's first nuclear powered submarine | Nautilus |
| What is the name of the US's first satellite? | Explorer I |
| Who was the revolutionary leader who seized control of the government of Cuba and become a communist ally of the Soviet Union? | Fidel Castro |
| Who was the first American Astronaut to orbit the earth? | John Glenn |
| Who was the first man to step on the moon? | Neil Armstrong |
| What is the date that President John F. Kennedy was assassinated? | Nov. 22, 1963 |
| What year did the Cuban Missile Crisis happen? | 1962 |
| What were the years of the Vietnam War? | 1955-1975 |
| What was the progression of US presidents during the Vietnam War? | Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon |
| How many Americans lost there lives during the Vietnam War? | 58,000 |
| How old was the oldest American soldier killed in the Vietnam War? | 62 |
| How old was the youngest American soldier killed in the Vietnam was? | 16 |
| How much did America spend on the Vietnam War? | over $200 billion |
| What divided North and South Vietnam? | 17th Parallel |
| What type of government did North Vietnam have during the Vietnam War? | Communist |
| Who was the leader of North Vietnam during the Vietnam War? | Ho Chi Minh |
| Who was the leader of South Vietnam during the Vietnam War | Ngo Dinh Diem |
| What was the name of the theory America developed to justify their involvement in the Vietnam War? | Domino Theory |
| What does NLF stand for? | National Liberation Front |
| Where did the NLF originate from? | North Vietnam |
| Who did the NLF recruit to help them? | non-communist/South Vietnam anti-Diem people |
| What did America call the NLF | Viet Cong |
| What was the American anti-war movement's feelings toward the NLF? | they supported the NLF |
| Where did the South Vietnam government put the villagers to counteract the NLF? | "Safe Hamlets" |
| What was the date of John F. Kennedy's assassination? | Nov. 22, 1963 |
| Who became president after Kennedy's assassination? | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Who action forced Johnson's hand to act concerning the Vietnam War? | An attack in 1964 by North Vietnam on two US Ships in the Gulf of Tonkin. |
| Operation Rolling Thunder used what two chemical bombs? | Phosphorous and napalm |
| What was the name of the defoliation program used during the Vietnam War? | Operation Ranch Hand |
| What deadly chemical was used in Operation Ranch Hand? | Agent Orange |
| What was a side effect of Agent Orange? | Deformities in children born in that area. |
| What vehicle was used during the Vietnam War as an ambulance? | helicopter |
| What system did the North Vietnamese use to evade aerial attacks and move supplies. | Tunnel Complexes |
| Since there were not enough volunteers to continue to fight for America in the Vietnam War, what was implemented? | the draft |
| One of the main sources for the anti-war movement was from where? | college campuses |
| A serious blow to the US credibility came for the exposure of what incident? | My Lai Massacre in 1968 |
| Who became president of the US after Lyndon B. Johnson? | Richard Nixon |
| In what year did the US sign a peace agreement with North Vietnam? | 1973 |
| In what year did Saigon fall to North Vietnam? | 1975 |
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