Vietnam War
The Vietnam War proved to be a great struggle for the United States due to the Vietcong’s hit-and-run tactics, also known by this term.
What is guerilla warfare?
The Vietnam War tore the nation apart, pitting those who supported the war against those who didn’t. The two sides were represented by these two symbols.
Who are the hawks and the doves?
When Nixon came into office, he vowed to quickly remove U.S. troops from Vietnam and train up the South Vietnamese to fight their own war, a policy known by this name.
What is Vietnamization?
Reagan placed a great emphasis on this expense in the budget to try to cripple the USSR in their attempt to keep up.
What is defense/military?
He was the U.S. president when the Cold War came to an end.
Who is Bush 41?
The reported firing on the USS Maddox led to this important piece of legislation that escalated U.S. involvement in Vietnam.
What is the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?
The Cuban Missile Crisis began when a U-2 spy plane discovered missile sites in Cuba. Kennedy first responded with this action.
What is a naval quarantine (blockade)?
When it came to foreign policy, Nixon relied heavily on this man, his right-hand national security advisor.
Who is Henry Kissinger?
President Reagan met with this Soviet leader during four summits to try to negotiate an end to the Cold War.
Who is Gorbachev?
While the Cold War would not officially end for another 2 years, many cite this historic event as the mark of the end of the war.
What is the fall of the Berlin Wall?
After the Geneva Accords were signed, North and South Vietnam remained split at this point.
What is the 17th Parallel?
When Nixon ran for office in 1968, he made this promise to end the Vietnam War well.
What is Peace with Honor?
Nixon exercised this policy when he visited China and placed practical mutual benefit above ideological differences.
What is realpolitik?
When Reagan took office, he placed a great emphasis on a missile based defense system, otherwise known by this name.
What is the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), or Star Wars?
The Cold War finally ended in this year.
What is 1991?
This leader led the communist effort in North Vietnam during the war.
Who is Ho Chi Minh?
While relations between the U.S. and USSR began to cool in the 1970s, tension sparked again when the Soviets invaded this country in 1979.
What is Afghanistan?
President Nixon instituted this Cold War policy, which aimed to ease tensions with the Soviet Union.
What is détente?
During his 1st term, Reagan shockingly used this term to call out the Soviet Union for their actions.
What is an evil empire?
This was the last of the Cold War treaties.
What is START?
Even though it was short-lived, the Vietnam War came to a close with the signing of this peace agreement.
What is the Paris Peace Accords?
After many promises that Vietnam was drawing to a close, this 1968 attack dashed any hopes that peace would soon be possible in Vietnam.
What is the Tet Offensive?
When Nixon visited the Soviet Union, he and Brezhnev signed this arms reduction agreement.
What is SALT I?
During his years in office, Reagan pledged support for “freedom fighters” around the world resisting communism, such as this group in Nicaragua.
Who are the Contras?
As communism came to an end, revolutions erupted around Eastern Europe. Name two countries that had such revolutions.
What are Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Poland, etc.?