Korea
15. What is the area located between North and South Korea now known as?
demilitarized zone
What started the Vietnam War?
France wanted to make Vietnam its colony
6. What was causing Diem's government to lose popularity?
His soldiers fired on Buddhist monks
what happened in June of 1950 in North Korea
North Korea launched an attack against South Korea
7. What gave President Johnson power to repel any armed attack?
Golf of Tonkin Resolution
14. What ended the Korean War?
An armistice is signed
2. Why did the U.S. get involved and who did they support?
Domino Theory and South Vietnam
10. What song told Americans to go to evacuation points in Saigon?
White Christmas by Bing Crosby
When was the Armistice signed between North and South Korea
1953
What did John F. Kennedy do in Vietnam after he became president
sent more advisers and soldiers to vietnam
13. What was the reason for the Korean War?
North Korea Invaded South Korea
3. What ended the first part of the Vietnam War?
Geneva accords
8. What was the new fighting strategy that the U.S. used in Vietnam?
search and destroy
When Did France surrendered to Vietnamese soldiers?
May 7,1954
Who became president after John F. Kennedy was assassinated?
Lyndon B. Johnson
Before the war where was Korea Divided?
38th Parallel
4. Why did the elections never happen for Vietnam?
The South Vietnamese leader was afraid he would lose to North Vietnam
What is a stalemate in war?
when nobody is winning
When was Kennedy Assassinated ?
November 22,1963
Who was considered the World War II hero?
General Douglas MacArthur
12. What country entered the war after North Korea was invaded?
China
5. What groups were opposed to the South Vietnamese government (Diem’s government)?
National Liberation Front and Viet Cong
What is meant by Reunifying Korea?
bringing North and South Korea together as one
When did U.S involvement in Vietnam ends
April 30th,1975
Why was General Macarthur relieved of his command?
He publicly criticised the president