VIETNAM WAR
Korea was under _______ rule until 1945
Japanese
Who succeeded at sending the first person into outer space?
the Russians sent Yuri Gagarin in Sputnik 1
what country placed nuclear missiles in Cuba
U.S.S.R./ Russia
What did the Berlin Wall divide
East and West Berlin (East and West Germany)
What type of government is North Korea?
Communist
First man on the moon
Neil Armstrong
President of the U.S. during the time
JFK
President of U.S. during the Vietnam war who also fought for Civil Rights in the U.S.
Lyndon B. Johnson
side of Korea that America aided
South Korea
What is purpose of rockets
to get nuclear bombs in space
what did the demolition of this wall signify
the fall of communism/ the end of the Cold War
Why were people in the U.S. distrustful of their leaders during this time?
They were dishonest about how the war was going and many people opposed us going to war in Vietnam.
What is the name of the section between North Korea and South Korea that is not controlled by either?
the Demilitarized Zone
What did America do to prevent Russia from accessing Cuba and building more missiles?
blockade
What was life like on the Soviet Union side of the Wall?
prison-like; they worked like slaves; many rights & freedoms were taken away
powerful herbicide that was used during the war as a weapon and that causes cancer
Agent Orange (similar to the chemicals found in Round-Up)
year that North Korea invaded South Korea
1950
What is the Latin name for our moon?
Luna
Treaty that U.S. signed to take out the nuclear missiles in Cuba and Turkey
the Limited/Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
Year the wall was demolished
1989