Space War
who was president during the moon landing?
Who was J.F.K
A war instigated by a major power that does not itself become involved
What is the Proxy War?
code name for first atomic bomb
what was lil boi
war with code name operation desert storm
what is gulf war?
Radioactive particles dispersed by a nuclear explosion
What is fallout?
was the first animal into space
dawg
Vietnam
Who did the U.S. bomb?
What is the name of the place where exiles tried to overthrow Fidel Castro?
What is the Bay of Pigs?
Fifty-two American diplomats and citizens were held hostage for 444 days
what is Iran hostage crisis?
Nations that are economically and technologically less developed than industrialized nations
Developing Nation
it was the first man made object that was launched out to space
sputnik
conflicts fought by nations to gain independence
National Liberation Movements
The resolution that was passed by the U.S. congress gave President Johnson the power to use all military means to protect South Korea from communism.
What is The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?
Reasoning for 1937 oil crisis
Oil emmbargo
A region where no military forces or weapons are permitted. Examples: between North and South Korea, and between North and South Vietnam
DMZ
Was the second man to step on the moon
buzz aldrin
an intergovernmental military alliance between 29 North American and European countries
What is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization? (NATO)
We were executed for passing secret atomic weapons information to the Soviet Union
Who are the Rosenbergs?
Six-Day War Fought between Israel and Arab neighbors Egypt, Jordan, and Syria.
war between israel and iraq
Truman's response to the Berlin Blockade, Truman ordered food and fuel flown into Berlin so the city would not be forced to choose between starvation or communism.
Berlin Airlift
first man in space
Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin
A fight over control of the Korean peninsula
What is the Korean War?
I am what the U.S and Russia were building in competition of each other.
What are nuclear weapons?
Arab nations Egypt, Jordan, Syria and Iraq invaded Israel to support the resistance of the Palestinians in destroying Israel.
Palestinian War
Senator Joseph McCarthy began a sensational campaign against communists in government that led to more than four years of charges and counter charges
McCarthyism