Foreign Policy in the 1960s
... • Led the Vietnamese freedom fighters during WW II • Communist leader of N. Vietnam after War. • Fought Civil War with French from 19451954 • French lost at battle of Dien Bien Phu and United States supported South Vietnam against the Communist North. ...
... • Led the Vietnamese freedom fighters during WW II • Communist leader of N. Vietnam after War. • Fought Civil War with French from 19451954 • French lost at battle of Dien Bien Phu and United States supported South Vietnam against the Communist North. ...
1970 at a glance
... Help in reaching détente came in the most unlikely of ways. A United States ping pong player became friendly with Chinese players after accidentally boarding a bus with them on board while at a tournament in Japan. This lead to the Chinese inviting the Americans to play in China which was the first ...
... Help in reaching détente came in the most unlikely of ways. A United States ping pong player became friendly with Chinese players after accidentally boarding a bus with them on board while at a tournament in Japan. This lead to the Chinese inviting the Americans to play in China which was the first ...
Kennedy and the Space Program - Waverly
... The goal of the Geneva Conference was to work out a peace agreement and arrange for Indochina’s future. According to the Geneva Accords, Vietnam was temporarily divided at the 17th parallel. Vietminh forces controlled the North and the French would withdraw from the country. General elections were t ...
... The goal of the Geneva Conference was to work out a peace agreement and arrange for Indochina’s future. According to the Geneva Accords, Vietnam was temporarily divided at the 17th parallel. Vietminh forces controlled the North and the French would withdraw from the country. General elections were t ...
Modern U
... How did the United States help Ho Chi Minh during World War II? Why did the U.S. do this? ...
... How did the United States help Ho Chi Minh during World War II? Why did the U.S. do this? ...
The Cold War Competition between the United States and the
... nuclear weapons through mutually assured destruction. Japanese occupation of European colonies in Asia heightened demands for independence after World War II. After World War II, the United States pursued a policy of containment against communism. Containment is the policy of preventing the expansio ...
... nuclear weapons through mutually assured destruction. Japanese occupation of European colonies in Asia heightened demands for independence after World War II. After World War II, the United States pursued a policy of containment against communism. Containment is the policy of preventing the expansio ...
Essay: Causes and Effects of the Cold War
... 5. The Cold War resulted in political problems all over the world Soviet Union/expansion, buffer zone 1. One cause of the Cold War was the Soviet Union’s desire to create a buffer zone. ...
... 5. The Cold War resulted in political problems all over the world Soviet Union/expansion, buffer zone 1. One cause of the Cold War was the Soviet Union’s desire to create a buffer zone. ...
Vietnam War. - Get College Credit
... He knew that he would be turned down by the Americans, and then he could appeal more convincingly to the Soviets. He had no hope of United States aid, but others in his administration urged him to appeal to the Americans. ...
... He knew that he would be turned down by the Americans, and then he could appeal more convincingly to the Soviets. He had no hope of United States aid, but others in his administration urged him to appeal to the Americans. ...
Chapter 29 Notes
... -April 1961 – Soviet astronaut Yuri Gagarin became first person in space. -May 1961 – Alan Shepard Jr. became first U.S. astronaut in space. -1962 – John Glenn became first American to orbit Earth. -1961 – Kennedy outlined bold plan to Congress to land first man on the moon. -Congress provided NASA ...
... -April 1961 – Soviet astronaut Yuri Gagarin became first person in space. -May 1961 – Alan Shepard Jr. became first U.S. astronaut in space. -1962 – John Glenn became first American to orbit Earth. -1961 – Kennedy outlined bold plan to Congress to land first man on the moon. -Congress provided NASA ...
Period 8 Foreign Policy
... The U.S. sought to stop communism (or contain it to where it already was after World War II). They wanted a world based upon capitalism (free market global economy) o The U.S. would at times support governments even if they were not democratic, as long as they were capitalist and non-communist. Sad ...
... The U.S. sought to stop communism (or contain it to where it already was after World War II). They wanted a world based upon capitalism (free market global economy) o The U.S. would at times support governments even if they were not democratic, as long as they were capitalist and non-communist. Sad ...
HISTORICAL CRISIS CABINET Time for Opening Speech: 90
... was established in 1949, while the Berlin Wall, which separated East and West Berlin was established later, from 1961 to 1989. Both the Berlin Wall and the Inner German border became a physical representations of the iron curtain, a term popularized by Winston Churchill after the Second World War. F ...
... was established in 1949, while the Berlin Wall, which separated East and West Berlin was established later, from 1961 to 1989. Both the Berlin Wall and the Inner German border became a physical representations of the iron curtain, a term popularized by Winston Churchill after the Second World War. F ...
The Proxy Wars: Angela Chung CHA3U1
... Both the Iranian Revolution and the Vietnam War were prime examples of the effects of the Cold War. Although the situation in Iran was not a war, the Soviet Union had funded Khomeini’s regime, making it an indirect rivalry against the United States. During the hostage crisis, brinkmanship played an ...
... Both the Iranian Revolution and the Vietnam War were prime examples of the effects of the Cold War. Although the situation in Iran was not a war, the Soviet Union had funded Khomeini’s regime, making it an indirect rivalry against the United States. During the hostage crisis, brinkmanship played an ...
Restructuring the Post-War World
... _____________________________-US theory of Communist expansion in Southeast Asia Vietnam – A Divided Country International peace conference agrees on a divided Vietnam Ngo Dinh Diem-leads ____________________________ government in South Vietnam ____________________________-South Vietnamese Communist ...
... _____________________________-US theory of Communist expansion in Southeast Asia Vietnam – A Divided Country International peace conference agrees on a divided Vietnam Ngo Dinh Diem-leads ____________________________ government in South Vietnam ____________________________-South Vietnamese Communist ...
History GCSE – Answering longer questions
... Superpower relations improved between 1963-1979 and the period was called the era of ‘détente’. The détente was not friendship between the superpowers but a period of greater co-operation. However, there were also tensions during this time over Vietnam and the Czech revolt. Relations improved becaus ...
... Superpower relations improved between 1963-1979 and the period was called the era of ‘détente’. The détente was not friendship between the superpowers but a period of greater co-operation. However, there were also tensions during this time over Vietnam and the Czech revolt. Relations improved becaus ...
cold war crisis - my social studies class
... American involvement in Vietnam began in a small way during World War II when nationalists in IndoChina sought freedom from France. In 1964 American involvement escalated rapidly into a major war. In terms of such statistics as cost, duration, tonnage of bombs dropped, and American casualties, it be ...
... American involvement in Vietnam began in a small way during World War II when nationalists in IndoChina sought freedom from France. In 1964 American involvement escalated rapidly into a major war. In terms of such statistics as cost, duration, tonnage of bombs dropped, and American casualties, it be ...
Ch 3941 Stormy Sixties Questions and
... the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to eliminate discrimination in hiring. He also rammed Kennedy’s tax bill through congress and added proposals of his own for his War on Poverty. What role did President Johnson have in the Vietnam conflict?. Johnson inherited the situation in Vietna ...
... the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to eliminate discrimination in hiring. He also rammed Kennedy’s tax bill through congress and added proposals of his own for his War on Poverty. What role did President Johnson have in the Vietnam conflict?. Johnson inherited the situation in Vietna ...
Brown v. Board of Ed
... the Soviet Union after WWII was over a. Latin America b. Eastern Europe c. Asia During the Korean War, South Korea appeared to be winning until this country entered the war: a. China b. Italy c. Great Britain “Blacklisting” in the film industry was the work of which group: a. SNCC b. CORE c. HUAC Tr ...
... the Soviet Union after WWII was over a. Latin America b. Eastern Europe c. Asia During the Korean War, South Korea appeared to be winning until this country entered the war: a. China b. Italy c. Great Britain “Blacklisting” in the film industry was the work of which group: a. SNCC b. CORE c. HUAC Tr ...
Cold War
... Because of Ho Chi Minh’s communist beliefs, the United States supported France’s attempt to keep Indochina as a colony after the war. American involvement in Vietnam reflected the Cold War policy of containment of communism. ...
... Because of Ho Chi Minh’s communist beliefs, the United States supported France’s attempt to keep Indochina as a colony after the war. American involvement in Vietnam reflected the Cold War policy of containment of communism. ...
Cold War and 1950`s Study Guide
... 29. What was President Kennedy’s response to nuclear missiles in Cuba? Kennedy ordered a blockade surrounding Cuba to limit trade and access the Soviet Union’s supplies. 30. How did the Cuban Missile Crisis end? The crises ended when the Soviet Union removed missiles from Cuba in response to the blo ...
... 29. What was President Kennedy’s response to nuclear missiles in Cuba? Kennedy ordered a blockade surrounding Cuba to limit trade and access the Soviet Union’s supplies. 30. How did the Cuban Missile Crisis end? The crises ended when the Soviet Union removed missiles from Cuba in response to the blo ...
Cold War and 1950`s Study Guide
... 9. Define the Cold War? Who were the two super powers during this time period? Cold War was tension and rivalry but no fighting between the United States and the Soviet Union. The two superpowers were the United States and the USSR. 10. What was decided at the Yalta conference? Germany would be divi ...
... 9. Define the Cold War? Who were the two super powers during this time period? Cold War was tension and rivalry but no fighting between the United States and the Soviet Union. The two superpowers were the United States and the USSR. 10. What was decided at the Yalta conference? Germany would be divi ...
US Foreign Policy Since World War II
... The Vietnam War The country became bitterly divided. While there was support for the American military and conduct of the war among many Americans, others opposed the war and active opposition to the war mounted, especially on college campuses. ...
... The Vietnam War The country became bitterly divided. While there was support for the American military and conduct of the war among many Americans, others opposed the war and active opposition to the war mounted, especially on college campuses. ...
Chapter 18 Review
... Mao Zedong died, a group of reformers led by Deng Xiaoping took power and ended the revolution. • 8. In 1949, China set up a Communist regime after winning the Chinese civil war. It declared that it would support wars meant to liberate nations in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. • 9. The Soviets and ...
... Mao Zedong died, a group of reformers led by Deng Xiaoping took power and ended the revolution. • 8. In 1949, China set up a Communist regime after winning the Chinese civil war. It declared that it would support wars meant to liberate nations in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. • 9. The Soviets and ...
Spring 2008 Final Exam (A)
... 4. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation is the New Deal agency that continues to protect against the loss of savings in personal accounts. 5. The Social Security Administration is the New Deal agency that established a pension program that contributes to the income of retired workers. 6. The Du ...
... 4. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation is the New Deal agency that continues to protect against the loss of savings in personal accounts. 5. The Social Security Administration is the New Deal agency that established a pension program that contributes to the income of retired workers. 6. The Du ...