American President During the Cuban Missile Crisis
John F. Kennedy
What was the goal of Korea for both the USSR and US after WW2? (This question isn't about turning it communist or democratic)
They wanted to unite Korea and have it be governed by 1 government,
Who was the US President that started the Vietnam War?
Lyndon B. Johnson
What did the Truman doctrine establish?
The US would support any country that was fighting a communist rebellion.
What did the US and other western countries do to give the people of Berlin food during the blockade?
They did an airlift
Who was the Leader of Cuba
Fidel Castro
Which 2 countries helped North Korea?
USSR and China
Explain Domino Theory
If one country falls to communism, the rest of the countries around it will also fall.
What was the Marshall Plan?
What is the Iron Curtain?
The metaphorical boundary in Europe between democratic and communist countries.
Who was the leader of the USSR During the Cuban Missile Crisis
Nikita Khrushchev
What was the organization that the United States was serving under? (it was considered a police action)
The United Nations
Towards the mid-1960s, did the American public support the war? How did the citizens voice their opinion?
The public did not support the war and has mass protests.
What was the name of the first satellite to orbit the Earth?
Sputnik
What was the main purpose of the Bay of Pigs Invasion?
To invade Cuba and remove Castro from power.
Who was the leader of China?
Mao Zedong
What years did the Korean War take place?
1950-1953, but technically it ended on a seize fire, so the war isn't truly over.
What role did television play in the Vietnam War?
Television showed Americans just how bad the war was and turned the citizens against supporting the war.
What was the Eastern European organization formed in response to NATO?
The Warsaw Pact
The Korean war and Vietnam war were both an attempt to do what?
Contain Communism.
Who was the leader of North Vietnam?
Ho Chi Minh
What latitudinal line divided Korea?
38th Parallel
What 2 countries colonized Vietnam?
Japan and France
What was the date that the Apollo Moon Landing took place?
July 20, 1969
What was the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?
This was a resolution that gave the Johnson unlimited military power and allowed him to send troops/weapons to Southeast Asia