Korea/ Vietnam Conflicts
The similarity between U.S. involvement in the Korean War and the Vietnam War was both cases the U.S. was following the policy of ___________?
Both were attempts to limit the spread of communism during WWII
This Senator accused many loyal Americans of being communist without any proof, however some believed his crusade was necessary to prevent treason Bonus: Name the husband and wife executed for being Soviet spies
Joseph McCarthy Bonus: Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
What is the purpose of the policy of containment
To prevent the spread of communism
After Kennedy learned of the missiles in Cuba, he ordered a _______________.
"quarantine" or blockade of Cuba
Both NATO and the Warsaw pact are both...
Military Alliances
What started the Korean War? Bonus: Where is the line drawn for Korean border?
N. Korean forces (supported by communist nations of Soviet Union and China) invaded S. Korea
Bonus: 38th Parallel
Which President said, "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country" and what was does it mean?
JFK- for Americans to volunteer their time to help the U.S. and those in their country less fortunate
What is a peacekeeping organization set up in 1945 to help solve conflicts between countries
United Nations (UN)
What was the role of the U.S. in the Berlin Airlift?
supplying West Berliners with food/supplies/fuel by airlifting them in
What is the Cold War? Why did it develop?
A military/political rivalry and state of tension between Communist Soviet Union and Democratic U.S. due to conflicting goals between the two after WWII (Differences between communism and democracy)
The Vietcong used _______ warfare, meaning they used _______________ tactics making them difficult to see/find and not vulnerable to conventional military tactics
Guerrilla/ hit and run or ambush
The communist leader of N. Vietnam? The Communist Leader of China?
Ho Chi Minh, Mao Zedong
Describe why the Space Race began, and what was one effect it had on Americans?
Soviets launched the first satellite into space (Sputnik) and Americans began shifting their focus to science, mat and technology, eventually having the first man to orbit the earth and the first man on the moon.
Which conflict was focused around the threat of the Domino Theory. Bonus: Where else in Southeast Asia did the fighting spread to because of the Vietnam War?
Vietnam War, Bonus: Cambodia
Which President is the only in history to resign, what was the name of his famous scandal called in which he covered up his involvement in illegal activity.
Richard Nixon, Watergate break-in
Give two examples of chemical weapons used during the Vietnam War.
Napalm and Agent Orange
What was Lyndon B. Johnson's program for change called The Great Society had many lasting effects. Give two examples of lasting effects of this program.
Welfare, Medicare/Medicaid and Head Start Pre-K, Department of Housing and Urban Development
President Nixon used Vietnamization to.....
gradually withdraw troops from Vietnam to end U.S. involvement in the war
This event is known to be the closest the U.S. and Soviet Union came to a nuclear war? Explain this event. Bonus: Who was the Soviet Leader at the time?
Cuban Missile Crisis- 13 day stand off between between Soviet warships packed with missiles headed for Cuba and the U.S. blockade- Soviet ships eventually turned back and both sides agreed to eliminate the threat Bonus: Nikita Khrushchev
The Soviet Union responded to reforms in Eastern Europe by tearing down the Berlin Wall which had long been a symbol of the division in Europe, in what year?
1989
President ________________ used the Gulf of ________ Resolution to wage war in Vietnam by officially beginning the bombing campaign in N. Vietnam
Lyndon B. Johnson/ Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Who changed U.S. policy with Communist China, and how did he accomplish this?
Richard Nixon visited the China as the first U.S. President to do so
What was the purpose of the Truman Doctrine and Marshall plan? Bonus: What two countries in Europe benefited the most?
Supplied Political and Economic aid (Billions of $) to contain the spread of communism in post WWII Europe. Bonus: Greece and Turkey- $400 million
Put all these conflicts in correct chronological order-Vietnam War, Cuban Missile Crisis, Korean War, Berlin Airlift
Berlin Airlift, Korean War, Cuban Missile Crisis, Vietnam War
What was the purpose of Nixon's policy Détente? Give two examples of Détente.
Easing tensions between the U.S. and Soviet Union. Restoring relations with Communist China, SALT agreement which restricted numbers of nuclear warheads that nations could build, Nixon visits the USSR