Containment to crisis
What's the capital of Germany that also got divided into 4s?
Berlin
What was the name of the first man to land on the moon?
Neil Armstrong
What is the domino theory?
the view that a communist vitory in S. Vietnam would cause noncommunist governments across Southeast Asia to fall to communism
relaxation of tensions during the 70s
Détente
At the beginning of the Cold War what country was spit into four segments?
Germany
What was the purpose of the Truman Doctrine?
to stop communism through military and economics
What was the name of the Soviet leader who approved of building the wall in Berlin?
Khrushchev
What are three ways that people were trying to find a way out of the draft?
Physical problem
Attending college
Supporting a family
communist rebels in south Vietnams government
Viet Cong
The Soviet Union sent nuclear missiles to which country because of how close it was to the United States?
Cuba
What does NATO stand for?
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Which side of Berlin was thriving and which was stagnant with no growth or movement?
West was thriving
East had no growth or movement
What was the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?
authorized the President to take all necessary measures to prevent further aggression in Southeast Asia
a strategy of keeping communism within its existing boundaries to prevent it from spreading
Containment
Which president accepted fault for the bay of pigs invasion?
JFK
Who and what did they do when it came to the Berlin Airlift?
the US and Britain had supplied Berlin with goods for 1 and 1/2 years
ex. food, clothes, supplies and even Christmas gifts
What was the resolution to end the cuban missile crisis?
Soviet Union will stop it’s installation of missiles IF the US removes its missiles from Turkey
After American troops were pulled out of Vietnam what happened and who pulled them out?
US supported them with money and weapons but NO troops
Nixon pulled them out
nations stronger than other powerful nations
Superpowers
What was the solution for the cuban missile crisis?
US would take out missiles from turkey and Soviets would stop their installation of missiles
Where were Korean forces driven back towards?
North of the 38th Parallel
What were the two ways that made it seem that the Soviets were winning the space race?
First man made object in space
First man in space
Who were the Hawks and who were the doves during the Vietnam war?
Hawks wanted strong military forces
Doves wanted to go about the war in a more peaceful manner
area with no military forces
Demilitarized zone
The "Iron Curtain" was term stated in a speech given by who to describe how communism has made its way to Eastern Europe?
Churchill