Vietnam
This policy guided U.S. involvement in Vietnam and aimed to stop the spread of communism.
Containment
This Iranian leader was overthrown in the 1953 coup supported by the CIA.
Mohammad Mossadegh
This Iraqi dictator invaded Kuwait in 1990.
Saddam Hussein
This superpower invaded Afghanistan in 1979.
Soviet Union
This terrorist organization carried out the September 11 attacks.
al-Qaeda
This resolution gave President Johnson broad military powers in Vietnam.
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
This pro-American ruler governed Iran before the 1979 revolution.
Shah of Iran
This military operation pushed Iraq out of Kuwait during the Persian Gulf War.
Operation Desert Storm
The United States supported these Afghan fighters against the Soviets.
Mujahideen
This law expanded government surveillance powers after 9/11.
PATRIOT Act
This 1968 surprise attack helped turn American public opinion against the war.
Tet Offensive
This crisis involved Americans being held hostage in Tehran for 444 days.
Iran Hostage Crisis
This president led the United States during the Persian Gulf War.
President George H.W. Bush
This terrorist leader gained influence during the Soviet-Afghan War.
Osama bin Laden
This president was in office during the September 11 attacks.
George W. Bush
This event occurred when National Guard troops shot protesting students in Ohio.
Kent State Shootings
This organization’s oil embargo caused gas shortages and inflation in the 1970s.
OPEC
The United States claimed Iraq possessed these before the 2003 invasion.
Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
This Islamic group controlled Afghanistan before and after U.S. involvement.
Taliban
After 9/11, the United States invaded this country to remove the Taliban.
Afghanistan
This Nixon policy attempted to transfer fighting responsibilities to South Vietnamese troops.
Vietnamization
This religious leader led the Iranian Revolution in 1979.
Ayatollah Khomeini
One major consequence of the Iraq War was the rise of this extremist group.
ISIS
After U.S. withdrawal in 2021, this group regained control of Afghanistan.
Taliban
World Trade Center, Pentagon, Shanksville, Pennsylvania