Cold War
What 2 countries were in the Cold War?
The US and Russia
What destructive fire like substance was dropped from planes?
Nalpam
Who did the I have a dream speech?
MLK
Who was Ho Chi Minh?
Leader of North Vietnam
What were doves?
People who opposed the war
Who was Chiang Kai-shek?
leader of the Chinese Nationalists
What chemical was dropped from planes that killed plants?
Agent Orange
Who was Jackie Robinson?
first African American major league baseball player
Who was Ngo Dinh Diem?
corrupt and brutal South Vietnamese leader
What was the Tonkin Gulf Resolution?
resolution that enabled President Johnson to use “all necessary
measures to repel any armed attack”
Who was Mao Zedong?
leader of the Chinese Communists
What was operation Rolling Thunder?
bombing campaign in North Vietnam
Who refused to give up her seat on the bus?
Rosa Parks
Who was William Westmoreland?
commander of U.S. ground troops in South Vietnam
Was is the Vietminh?
Vietnamese group that resisted the Japanese occupation in World War II
What was the GI Bill?
law aimed at helping veterans make a smooth entry into civilian life
What was the Ho Chi Minh Trail?
network of paths and tunnels that began in North Vietnam and ended
in South Vietnam
What caused the Montgomery bus boycott?
Rosa Parks arrest
Who was J. William Fulbright?
head of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee who criticized the
war openly
What was the Domino Theory?
theory that if one Southeast Asian country fell to communism, others
would follow
What was the Berlin Airlift?
British and American airplanes supply deliveries by air to West Berlin in
response to Soviet blockade
What were the Hawks?
People who supported the war
What was lil rock nine?
the nine African American students blocked from entering school
Who was Alger Hiss?
government official accused of being part of a plot to place Communists
inside the U.S. government
What was the House Un-American Activities Committee?
Congressional committee to investigate
radical groups in the United States; also known as HUAC