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Communism
Vietnam
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What the What?
100
What caused the 2nd Red Scare?
Many countries became communist after World War II, so some Americans feared America would fall to communism.
100
Which president escalated the war in Vietnam?
Lyndon Johnson
100
He was president during the Bay of Pigs Invasion and the Cuban Missile Crisis.
John Kennedy
100
A period after World War II when more babies were being born than before.
baby boom
100
Key terms: What nickname was given to people who supported the Vietnam War? What nickname was given to people opposed to the Vietnam War?
Supported: hawks Opposed: doves
200
Aside from the Soviet Union, name four countries that were communist during the Cold War.
North Korea, Vietnam, Cuba, China, East Germany, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Czechoslovakia
200
Which president originally sent military advisers to Vietnam?
Dwight Eisenhower
200
He was president at the beginning of the Cold War.
Harry Truman
200
A system in which the government randomly chooses young men to join the military.
draft
200
What is McCarthyism?
Accusing others of being communists without proof or evidence.
300
Which word means Limiting Communism's expansion and helping protect economically fragile nations from Communism?
containment
300
Key word: a series of surprise attacks against U.S. troops during the Vietnamese New Year.
Tet Offensive
300
He visited China to try to ease tensions.
Richard Nixon
300
The Soviet Union's alliance of fellow communist nations.
Warsaw Pact
300
Key term: an alliance started by the United States to protect against the Soviet Union.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
400
Name four examples of military conflict during the Cold War.
Korean War, Vietnam War, Cuban Missile Crisis, Bay of Pigs Invasion, Berlin Airlift
400
What are three things the Korean War and Vietnam War had in common?
Both were efforts in containment, North v. South, U.S. supported the south to prevent the spread of communism, 55,000 - 58,000 U.S. deaths, the UN provided support.
400
He did not run for re-election because he became so unpopular from the Vietnam War.
Lyndon Johnson
400
A theory that if both the U.S. and Soviet Union have nuclear weapons, neither country will attack the other out of fear of both countries being destroyed by nuclear war.
mutual assured destruction
400
The era between 1963 - 1975 was considered a time of turmoil and tragedy in America. List 5 events that contributed to the turmoil and tragedy of those twelve years.
JFK assassinated, MLK assassinated, Malcolm X assassinated, RFK assassinated, Nixon resigns because of watergate scandal, Johnson does not seek re-election because of Vietnam, many riots, huge protests against Vietnam, 4 students shot at Kent State University protests, police and protesters clash violently at Democratic National Convention.
500
Provide three ways that Communism and Capitalism are different.
Capitalism: government stays out of business, people can be rich or poor, people can own their own property. Communism: government controls all business, people all make same amount of money, all property belongs to the government.
500
Provide three facts about the Korean War and three facts about the Vietnam War.
Korea: 1950 - 1953. Korea is still divided today. Ended in a stalemate. U.S. accomplished its mission. U.S. fought a clear enemy. Success measured by territory gained. Vietnam: U.S. fought for 11 years. Vietnam is now united. Very unpopular in U.S. with many protests. The enemy was hard to find. Success was measured by body count. The U.S. failed its mission.
500
He created the Peace Corps.
John Kennedy
500
A congressional committee tasked with investigating communist activity in the U.S.
House Un-American Activities Committee
500
Describe the Cuban Missile Crisis. What started it? What agreement was made? What danger did it bring the world very close to?
An American U-2 spy plane took photos of Cuba and discovered nuclear missiles there given by the Soviet Union. The U.S. blockaded Cuba. The U.S. and Soviet Union came very close to nuclear war. U.S. agreed not to invade Cuba and remove missiles from Turkey. Soviet Union agreed to remove missiles from Cuba.