Key People
This president was known for sending military advisors to help South Vietnam.
Who is...JFK?
This aspect of the Cold War was a competition to explore space.
What is...the Space Race?
This is the name of the chemical that was dropped on the forests of Vietnam to destroy vegetation.
What is...Agent Orange?
These are people who refused military service by fleeing the country, destroying draft cards, and committing crimes.
Who are...Draft Dodgers?
What is...Democracy?
This president was known for sending more and more troops into Vietnam, and describing the war "through rose-colored glasses" to the public.
Who is...Lyndon B. Johnson?
This conflict lasted from 1961-63 and ended with two separate nations, one communist and one capitalist.
What is...The Korean War?
This stated that democracy must be established in Vietnam to prevent Cambodia and Laos from falling to communism.
What is...the Domino Effect Theory?
This group of people did not support the war, but had no political agenda. Their lifestyle was about peace and having a good time.
Who are...Hippies?
This is the name of the policy adopted by the US to stop the spread of Soviet influence and communism.
What is...containment?
This president was known for creating the "Domino Effect Theory."
Who is...Dwight D. Eisenhower?
This aspect of the Cold War was related to developing weapons.
What is... the Arms Race?
This is a military strategy in which anything that could be used by the enemy is destroyed.
What is...the Scorched Earth Policy?
This is the difference between reality and what is being reported in the media/by the government.
What is...the credibility gap?
A system of government/economics in which everything is owned by the state.
What is...Communism?
This president was known for de-escalation efforts in Vietnam.
Who is...Richard Nixon?
The _______ was an ideological conflict between the US and Soviet Union in which neither side fought each other directly.
What is...Cold War?
This is the number of years of the Vietnam War.
What is...19 and 1/2 years?
This event of the Vietnam War changed the American public's opinion of the conflict because they saw the brutality of the war on television.
What is...the Tet Offensive?
This is the term used to describe the fear of communism/spies in the United States.
What is...the Red Scare?
This US Senator started a witch hunt for Communists in the movie industry, government, and military.
Who is...Joseph McCarthy?
This is a conflict in which two outside parties provide support to opposing sides in an ongoing conflict as a means to indirectly engage in war with each other.
This is the date that the Vietnam War ended. Must include month and day.
What is...April 30th 1975
Members of this movement spoke out against the draft, noting that the number of draftees were mostly poor or non-white individuals.
What is...The Black Power Movement?
This city was split between the Allied Powers and the Soviet Union after WWII.
What is...Berlin, Germany?