Vietnam War 1
He was the communist leader of North Vietnam.
Ho Chi Minh
This global superpower invaded Afghanistan in 1979.
Soviet Union
The Vietnam War ended in this year
1975
About this many Soviet troops were killed in the war.
15,000
This president served two non-consecutive terms, making him both the 22nd and 24th president of the United States.
Grover Cleveland
He was the U.S. President who escalated American troop involvement in the 1960s.
Lyndon B. Johnson
This U.S. President began secretly funding Afghan resistance fighters.
Jimmy Carter
This is about how many Americans died in the Vietnam War
58,000
He was the Soviet leader who eventually withdrew Soviet troops.
Mikhail Gorbachev
Senator McCarthy became a tireless crusader against Communism in the early 1950s, sparking a US period known as....
What is "the red scare"?
He was the U.S. President who began the policy of “Vietnamization.”
Richard Nixon
This U.S. President escalated aid to the Afghan mujahideen
Ronald Reagan
The war officially began for the U.S. after this incident involving a U.S. ship.
Gulf of Tonkin Incident
The Soviets invaded to support this type of government in Afghanistan
Communist government
This civil rights leader delivered the famous "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington in 1963.
Martin Luther King Jr
This South Vietnamese president was overthrown and assassinated in 1963.
Ngo Dinh Diem
The Soviets withdrew after nearly this many years of fighting
10 years
This group of communist fighters operated in South Vietnam but supported the North.
Viet Cong
This many Afghan civilians were estimated to have died
1 million
This economic event, which began in 1929, led to widespread unemployment, poverty, and economic hardship in the U.S.
Great Depression
He was the U.S. Secretary of Defense who helped plan U.S. strategy early in the wa
Robert McNamara
This Soviet intelligence agency was responsible for gathering intelligence and conducting covert operations during the Cold War
What is the KGB
The war officially ended in 1975 with the fall of this city.
Saigon
The war ended in this year
1989
He was the main author of the Declaration of Independence and later became the third president of the United States.
Thomas Jefferson