Vietnam and the End of the Cold War

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What was Agent Orange and Napalm What was Agent Orange and Napalm used for in Vietnam?used for in Vietnam?

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To destroy the thick jungle cover that To destroy the thick jungle cover that the Vietcong used to hide their the Vietcong used to hide their movements and disappear in.movements and disappear in.

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Who built the Berlin Wall and why did Who built the Berlin Wall and why did they build it?they build it?

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The Soviet Union built the Berlin Wall The Soviet Union built the Berlin Wall to keep East Germans from escaping to keep East Germans from escaping to freedom in West Berlin.to freedom in West Berlin.

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What did the fall of the Berlin Wall in What did the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989 symbolize to the November 1989 symbolize to the world?world?

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The end of the Cold WarThe end of the Cold War The communism in eastern EuropeThe communism in eastern Europe The reuniting of Germany into one The reuniting of Germany into one

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What claims by Senator Joseph What claims by Senator Joseph McCarthy began his communist witch McCarthy began his communist witch hunt?hunt?

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He claimed to have a list of people He claimed to have a list of people working in the U.S. government who working in the U.S. government who were commies. This list was never were commies. This list was never revealed.revealed.

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Why were Americans Ethel and Julius Why were Americans Ethel and Julius Rosenberg executed by the U.S. Rosenberg executed by the U.S. government?government?

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They had been passing our atomic They had been passing our atomic bomb secrets to the Soviets as spys.bomb secrets to the Soviets as spys.

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What was the “Iron Curtain”?What was the “Iron Curtain”?

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The imaginary border dividing of The imaginary border dividing of communist eastern Europe from communist eastern Europe from democratic western Europe.democratic western Europe.

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What was the purpose of the House What was the purpose of the House Un-American Activities Committee Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)?(HUAC)?

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Root out Americans who were Root out Americans who were suspected of being communists.suspected of being communists.

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What was Eisenhower’s policy of What was Eisenhower’s policy of Brinkmanship?Brinkmanship?

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He was willing to threaten nuclear He was willing to threaten nuclear war in order to get the Soviet Union war in order to get the Soviet Union to back down when confrontation to back down when confrontation arose in the Cold War.arose in the Cold War.

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How did the Vietnam War lead to a How did the Vietnam War lead to a “Credibility Gap” between the U.S. “Credibility Gap” between the U.S. government and the American government and the American people?people?

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Americans had at first supported our involvement Americans had at first supported our involvement in Vietnam. However, as the war progressed, in Vietnam. However, as the war progressed, what Americans were being told by the what Americans were being told by the government about the war, and what they saw on government about the war, and what they saw on t.v. didn’t match. People began doubting the t.v. didn’t match. People began doubting the government’s honesty and when the Pentagon government’s honesty and when the Pentagon Papers revealed that the government had been Papers revealed that the government had been lying about the war, American support turned lying about the war, American support turned against the war.against the war.

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This acronym refers to soldiers who This acronym refers to soldiers who never returned from war?never returned from war?

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M.I.A’s – Missing in ActionM.I.A’s – Missing in Action

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Assassinated JFK (John F. Kennedy)Assassinated JFK (John F. Kennedy)

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Lee Harvey OswaldLee Harvey Oswald

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Democratic candidate who (like his Democratic candidate who (like his brother) was assassinated by Sirhan brother) was assassinated by Sirhan Sirhan during his 1968 presidential Sirhan during his 1968 presidential run?run?

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Robert KennedyRobert Kennedy

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What is the current status of the U.S. What is the current status of the U.S. and Cuba’s relationship?and Cuba’s relationship?

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Cuba is becoming more open to free Cuba is becoming more open to free market capitalist ideas and American market capitalist ideas and American businesses, however the U.S. still has businesses, however the U.S. still has its trade embargo in place forbidding its trade embargo in place forbidding Americans to travel or do business in Americans to travel or do business in Cuba.Cuba.

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JFK was assassinated while traveling JFK was assassinated while traveling in what city?in what city?

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Dallas, TexasDallas, Texas

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What civil rights leader criticized What civil rights leader criticized America’s involvement in Vietnam America’s involvement in Vietnam and the disproportionate number of and the disproportionate number of African American deaths in Nam?African American deaths in Nam?

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MLK – Martin Luther King Jr.MLK – Martin Luther King Jr.

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Americans who wanted the war in Americans who wanted the war in Vietnam to end and American troops Vietnam to end and American troops brought back home were called?brought back home were called?

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Nixon’s National Security Adviser and Nixon’s National Security Adviser and then Secretary of State. Helped him then Secretary of State. Helped him plan America’s exit strategy from plan America’s exit strategy from Vietnam.Vietnam.

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Henry KissengerHenry Kissenger

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Americans who were in favor of the Americans who were in favor of the war in Vietnam were called?war in Vietnam were called?

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The Capital of South Vietnam The Capital of South Vietnam duringduring the war?the war?

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SaigonSaigon

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Capital of North Vietnam during the Capital of North Vietnam during the war?war?

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HanoiHanoi

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South Vietnamese communist South Vietnamese communist guerrilla fighters?guerrilla fighters?

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VietcongVietcong

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Name given to Saigon after the Name given to Saigon after the communists took over South communists took over South Vietnam?Vietnam?

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Ho Chi Minh CityHo Chi Minh City

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Communist leader of the Vietminh Communist leader of the Vietminh who fought to gain independence who fought to gain independence and then reunify Vietnam under and then reunify Vietnam under communism.communism.

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Ho Chi MinhHo Chi Minh

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Originally this was a Vietnamese Originally this was a Vietnamese nationalists group fighting for nationalists group fighting for independence from France, but then independence from France, but then became the name for the North became the name for the North Vietnamese communists.Vietnamese communists.

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VietminhVietminh

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Pro-western leader of South Vietnam Pro-western leader of South Vietnam who was later executed in a military who was later executed in a military coup possibly approved by JFK.coup possibly approved by JFK.

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