The destroyer USS Maddox came under machine gun fire during a reconnaissance(spying) mission in international waters off the coast of North Vietnam.
What happened in the Gulf of Tonkin?
100
An international treaty whose objective is to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and weapons technology, to promote cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy.
What is The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons?
100
This theory gave the idea that if one country falls then all of the countries around it will fall to communism too
What is the domino theory?
100
John F. Kennedy announces the US intention to put a man on the moon and kick started this program.
What is the Apollo program?
100
This was the American crossing point between East Berlin and West Berlin during the Cold War.
What is Checkpoint Charlie?
200
Johnson authorized the U.S. troops to begin the systematic bombing on this part of Vietnam.
What is North Vietnam?
200
In 1963 Kennedy signed a treaty that banned nuclear weapon test in the atmosphere, outer space, and under water.
What is The Test Ban Treaty of 1963?
200
JFK was a strong believer of this being contained
What is communism?
200
JFK relied on this organization to carry out covert operations against unwelcome regimes
What is the CIA?
200
President Kennedy visits Primer Nikita Khrushchev of the USSR to discuss numerous issues in the relationship between their countries.
What is The Vienna summit?
300
The Gulf of Tonkin Incident caused us to enter Vietman
What was the main cause of US entry into Vietnam?
300
President JFK created this volunteer program run by the government to provide technical assistance, helping people outside the United States to understand American culture, and helping Americans to understand the cultures of other countries.
What is the Peace Corp?
300
Under President Kennedy, For thirteen days in October 1962 the world waited seemingly on the brink of nuclear war.
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?
300
Kennedy's Administration approved this Vietnamese President overthrown and assassination.
Who is Vietnamese President Diem?
300
A military-led group overthrows democratically elected president João Goulart in Brazil.
What is the 1964 Brazilian coup d'état?
400
Johnson took advantage of this incident so that he can get us into Vietnam
Johnson used this incident to get a "blank Check" to have us enter into Vietnam
Why did Johnson lie about the Gulf of Tonkin incident?
400
This president domestic polices were called the great society
Who is President Johnson?
400
This was built in 1961 by the Soviets following the breakdown in talks to decide the future of Germany.
What is the Berlin wall?
400
On January 30, 1968 the Vietcong launched a surprise attack against the forces of South Vietnam, the United States, and their allies.
What is the Tet Offensive?
400
Initiated by U.S. President John F. Kennedy in 1961, this alliance was aimed to establish economic cooperation between the U.S. and Latin America
What is The Alliance for Progress?
500
Once we left, this part of Vietnam it fell to communism and the countries around it.
What is South Vietnam?
500
John F. Kennedy's program to intended to boost the economy, provide international aid, provide for national defense, and to boost the space program.
What was “New Frontier”?
500
A failed military invasion of Cuba undertaken by the CIA-sponsored paramilitary group Brigade 2506 on 17 April 1961
What is the bay of pigs invasion?
500
this educational program by Johnson created a program preschool students
What is Head Start?
500
The United States agrees to set up a certain hotline with the USSR, thus making direct communication possible