People
Terms
Sides
Hotspots
Vietnam
100
This man was the president at the end of World War II and the beginning of the Cold War.
Who is Harry Truman?
100
The term given to the undeclared war between communist and democratic countries in the last half of the 20th century.
What is Cold War?
100
Countries were divided between communist and democratic powers after this event.
What is World War II?
100
The hottest of hotspots, this Asian country saw fighting for close to 20 years.
What is Vietnam?
100
This European country once controlled this land as a colony called Indochina, but was defeated by rebels in the 1950's.
What is France?
200
This president was in office when the Vietnam War ended.
Who is Nixon?
200
A form of government where property is owned by everyone and the government controls the distribution of property, jobs, education, etc.
What is communism?
200
The superpower that most strongly represented democratic countries.
What is the United States?
200
This early 1950's Asian hotspot involved China, parallels, and a demilitarized zone.
What is Korea?
200
An attack against American ships in this gulf in 1964 was a major reason for the increase in American troops.
What is the Gulf of Tonkin?
300
This president greatly increased the number of troops in Vietnam in the mid 1960's.
Who is Johnson?
300
The policy that said the USA would help any democratic countries that came under attack from the forces of communism.
What is the Truman Doctrine?
300
The country that most strongly represented communist nations.
What is the Soviet Union (USSR)?
300
This island nation became the closest US neighbor to become communist in the late 1950's/early 1960's.
What is Cuba?
300
The North Vietnamese rebels who favored communism were called this.
What is the Viet Cong?
400
This president dealt with the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Who is Kennedy?
400
Lines of latitude that were used to separate communist from democratic parts of countries after World War II.
What are parallels?
400
An alliance of democratic countries, mainly centered in Western Europe.
What is NATO?
400
This Central American country had communist rebels called Sandinistas and counter-rebels called Contras.
What is Nicaragua?
400
A North Vietnamese attack on a holiday in 1968 was called this.
What is the Tet Offensive?
500
This person was the Secretary of State who developed the plan to help rebuild other countries after World War II.
Who is Marshall?
500
The metaphoric name given to the barrier of secrecy between communist and democratic countries in Europe.
What is Iron Curtain?
500
An alliance of communist satellite countries in Eastern Europe.
What is the Warsaw Pact?
500
This Asian country was attacked by the Soviet Union in 1979.
What is Afghanistan?
500
A massacre at this village in Vietnam sickened many Americans when they learned about it a couple of years later.
What is My Lai?
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