The Korean Conflict and the Vietnam War

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Across
  1. 6. US military ___ were sent into South Vietnam by Presidents Truman, Eisenhower, and Kennedy.
  2. 7. The United States and 15 other countries joined under the flag of the ______ to help South Korea. (2 words, no spaces)
  3. 8. A ___ Zone with guards on both sides was established between the two Korean countries along the 38th parallel.
  4. 10. Troops from the ___ set up a communist-controlled government in North Korea. (2 words, no spaces)
  5. 12. Four students were killed when ___ troops opened fire on protestors at Kent State University. (2 words, no spaces)
  6. 14. The leader of North Korea, ___, saw the invasion of the south as an opportunity to reunite the country. (3 words, no spaces)
  7. 15. Vietnam is located on the ___ Peninsula in Southeast Asia.
Down
  1. 1. The United States backed South Vietnam against communist-led ___ forces supported by North Vietnam.
  2. 2. President Nixon increased bombing and air strikes in North Vietnam and expanded them into ___ and Laos.
  3. 3. Korea was divided by the 38th ___ of latitude into North and South Korea.
  4. 4. In 1975, the South ___ government collapsed, and the country was united under communist rule.
  5. 5. Only members of the ___ Party were allowed to vote in the election in North Korea.
  6. 9. In 1965, President ___ asked Congress for permission to use US forces to defend South Vietnam. (2 words, no spaces)
  7. 11. President Nixon authorized peace ___ and began withdrawing troops from Vietnam in 1969.
  8. 13. ___ protests broke out around the nation during the Vietnam War, especially on college campuses.