Vietnam War
Who won the Vietnam War?
There is no clear winner.
True or False, the U.S went to war for collective security?
True.
True or False, Did the U.S go to war for Imperialism?
False the U.S went to war for collective security.
Did the U.S enter the Korean War because of imperialism or collective security?
Both. This is because the U.S knew it has more military power and needed to save Korea form communist aggression.
What was the Soviet secretly doing?
Sending nuclear weapons to Cuba.
Why did the U.S become involved in the war with Vietnam?
The U.S was scared that communism would spread to South Vietnam and the rest of Asia, for security reasons.
What was the main cause of World War I?
The assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand.
What event led to the U.S entering the war to protect the country?
Bombing of Pearl Harbor.
Why did the U.S enter the Korean War?
They were concerned that the Soviet Union and Communist China might be working together and communist expansion.
What was President Kennedy trying to prevent from happening?
A nuclear war.
Who was Ho Chi Minh?
He was the President of North Vietnam from 1955-1963.
What was Woodrow Wilson’s 1916 election slogan?
“He kept us out of war!”
Did the country want to stay neutral before entering the war?
Yes.
He was concerned that if Korea fell the next country would end up being Japan which was a big American trade partner.
Why did the U.S need to be involved in this conflict with the Soviets?
For collective security, if we didn’t protect our country a nuclear war could’ve been very possible.
What was the “domino theory” with Vietnam and communism?
It was the idea that if one nation falls to Communism others will to.
Why did the U.S enter World War I?
Because of unrestricted submarine warfare by Germany, and the Lusitania was sunk by a submarine killing 1,260.
What was President Franklin D Roosevelt’s famous speech called on December 8th?
The “Day of Infamy” speech was given after the bombing and then declared war against Japan.
Was the U.S successful from keeping Korea from falling?
Yes, the war ended in a stalemate.
What did JFK issue in Cuba that would stop any inbound ship and search them for nuclear weapons?
A “quarantine“ is what the U.S called it but they were basically blocking any ships from getting into Cuba.
What was the Tet Offensive?
It was a sneak attack by the North Vietnamese forces on the Vietnamese holiday of tet, very deadly.
Germany allegedly offers Mexico assistance in reclaiming its lost land in the American Southwest if it joins the Triple Alliance.
What did the Japanese carrier planes specifically destroy on December 7th (Military vehicles)?
They damaged or sunk 8 battleships, and knocked out over 200 planes.
What did Truman believe was a threat to democracy?
“Communist imperialism.”
True or False, do many believe this was the closest we’ve got to nuclear warfare?
True, the 13 day Cuban missile crisis left many worried of nuclear weapons being fired.