Vietnam

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Across
  1. 4. The belief that if one country in a region fell to communism, nearby countries would also fall like a row of dominoes; used to justify U.S. involvement in Southeast Asia.
  2. 6. A brutal communist regime led by Pol Pot that took over Cambodia after the Vietnam War and committed genocide in an attempt to create a classless society.
  3. 7. An ethnic minority group in Laos recruited by the U.S. to fight against communist forces during the Vietnam War.
  4. 11. A radical left-wing counterculture group in the U.S. that protested the Vietnam War and challenged traditional political authority.
  5. 12. A communist political and military movement in Laos that received support from North Vietnam and fought against U.S.-backed forces.
  6. 13. A conservative U.S. politician who supported aggressive anti-communist strategies during the Vietnam War, including the potential use of nuclear weapons.
  7. 14. The global political and military rivalry between the U.S. and Soviet Union after World War II, which shaped conflicts like the Vietnam War.
  8. 15. A communist insurgent group in Thailand inspired by regional revolutionary movements during the Cold War.
  9. 16. A conflict where major powers (like the U.S. and Soviet Union) support opposing sides without directly fighting each other; the Vietnam War is a key example.
  10. 17. A period of relaxed tensions between the U.S. and the Soviet Union during the Cold War, partly driven by U.S. diplomatic efforts during the Vietnam War.
  11. 18. The non-communist part of Vietnam backed by the United States and its allies during the war.
  12. 19. The mass killing of around 2 million people by the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia during the late 1970s, after the Vietnam War.
Down
  1. 1. A Cold War-era alliance, similar to NATO, formed to prevent the spread of communism in Southeast Asia; included U.S. allies like Australia, Thailand, and South Korea.
  2. 2. Leader of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia, responsible for initiating the Cambodian Genocide.
  3. 3. Communist insurgents in South Vietnam who fought against the South Vietnamese government and U.S. forces, often using guerrilla tactics.
  4. 5. The war between Vietnamese nationalists and French colonial forces (1946–1954), which ended with Vietnam’s division into North and South.
  5. 8. A form of irregular warfare used by the Viet Cong, relying on ambushes, sabotage, and mobility rather than traditional military battles.
  6. 9. The communist part of Vietnam led by Ho Chi Minh, supported by the Soviet Union and China.
  7. 10. Secret military or intelligence actions; the U.S. used these heavily in Laos and Cambodia during the Vietnam War.
  8. 15. A youth-driven cultural and political movement in the U.S. during the 1960s and 70s that opposed traditional norms and the Vietnam War.