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US foreign policy after World War II that had the goal of stopping the spread of communism.
What is Containment
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The President of the US after World War II who used a policy of Containment to fight the Cold War.
Who is Harry Truman
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The first place in Latin America that tuned communist and became a major threat to the US
What is Cuba
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 long, costly and divisive conflict that pitted the communist government of North Vietnam against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The conflict was intensified by the ongoing Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union

conflict in vietnam

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A fear of communism spreading to the US represented by wild accusations and and little evidence as many people were accused of being communist spies.

 McCarthyism

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An example of Containment where the US gave money to countries to help their military fight off a communist takeover
What is the Truman Doctrine
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The President of the US who started a period of Detente in the Cold War by peacefully meeting with both the Soviet Union and China.
Who is Richard Nixon
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founded the National Farm Workers Association

Cesar Chavez

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The first major war of the Cold War that ended in a stalemate and a half communist and half democratic country.
What is the Korean War
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the speech in which MLK advocated for the end of bigatry and racism 

I have a dream speech 

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An example of Containment where the US gave money to countries to help their economy recover after World War II.
What is the Marshall Plan
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The President of the US believed in the use of Massive Retaliation to any Soviet threat during the Cold War.
Who is Dwight Eisenhower
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A failed attempt by the US to remove Fidel Castro and communism from Cuba

What is the Bay of Pigs invasion

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A long and unsuccessful war that saw gradual involvement from the US overtime.
What is the Vietnam War
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He organized a number of peaceful protests as head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, including the March on Washington in 1963.

marten Luther king 

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The President of the US who increased involvement in the Vietnam war and sent troops in on the ground to fight.
Who is Lyndon B Johnson
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An example of brinkmanship where the world was on the edge of a nuclear war for 13 days.
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis
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the first war ever televised created distrust between people and the government, provided war protestors with an audience and altered the perception of the American fighting “man.”

the impact of television of the conflict in Vietnam 

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 brought unthinkable images such space travel and ideas into the homes of millions

impact of television of the moon landing 

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The President of the US who was use a more Flexible Response and was in power during the Bay of Pigs invasion and Cuban Missile Crisis.
Who is John F Kennedy
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confrontation that led to the United States engaging more directly in the Vietnam War. It involved both a proven confrontation on August 2, 1964

the gulf of Tonkin incident 

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This created fear in the US that the Soviets had passed them in technology and could possibly reign down nucelar weapons from outer space

 the launching of the Sputnik