Unit 6 Vocab Menu 2

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Across
  1. 2. Parallel / Line dividing North and South Korea before and after the Korean War.
  2. 3. of Pigs / Failed 1961 CIA-backed invasion of Cuba by anti-Castro exiles.
  3. 5. Powers Act / 1973 law limiting the president’s ability to send U.S. forces into combat without congressional approval.
  4. 7. Offensive / Major 1968 attack by North Vietnam and Vietcong that shifted U.S. public opinion.
  5. 9. / Mandatory enlistment in military service, heavily used during the Vietnam War.
  6. 10. Boom / Post-WWII population surge that influenced U.S. society and economy during the Cold War era.
  7. 12. Chi Minh / Communist leader of North Vietnam who led the fight for independence and unification.
  8. 13. Nixon / U.S. president who expanded Vietnam War into Cambodia and later withdrew troops (Vietnamization).
  9. 16. / See Lyndon Baines Johnson.
  10. 17. Baines Johnson / U.S. president who escalated U.S. involvement in Vietnam after the Gulf of Tonkin.
  11. 20. Missile Crisis / 1962 confrontation over Soviet missiles in Cuba; brought U.S. and USSR close to nuclear war.
  12. 22. State / 1970 shooting of student protesters by National Guard during anti-Vietnam War protest.
  13. 24. Scandal / 1970s political scandal involving Nixon’s abuse of power, leading to his resignation.
Down
  1. 1. / Nixon’s policy to gradually withdraw U.S. troops and hand over combat to South Vietnam.
  2. 4. Papers / Classified documents leaked in 1971 showing the U.S. government had misled the public about Vietnam.
  3. 6. Scare / Periods of intense fear of communism in the U.S., especially in the 1920s and 1950s.
  4. 8. / North Atlantic Treaty Organization; military alliance of Western democracies formed in 1949.
  5. 11. F. Kennedy / U.S. president during early Vietnam War, Cuban Missile Crisis, and Bay of Pigs.
  6. 14. / House Un-American Activities Committee; investigated suspected communists in the U.S., especially in Hollywood.
  7. 15. Theory / Belief that if one country fell to communism, neighboring countries would follow.
  8. 18. / Demilitarized zone between North and South Korea established after the Korean War.
  9. 19. Pact / Military alliance of communist nations in response to NATO, led by the USSR.
  10. 21. Castro/Cuba / Communist leader who took power in Cuba in 1959 and aligned with the Soviet Union.
  11. 22. War / 1950–1953 conflict between North and South Korea; ended in stalemate at the 38th parallel.
  12. 23. Lai / Massacre of Vietnamese civilians by U.S. troops in 1968, increased anti-war sentiment.