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- 2. A series of attacks by the Viet Cong, this resulted in a decrease in public support for the Vietnam War
- 5. This said that the US would aid any nation in resisting communism, and became the guiding force of American foreign policy during the Cold War
- 6. Congress passed this act to limit the President’s authority to wage war
- 8. This chemical herbicide was used to get rid of vegetation in Vietnam
- 10. This phrase means, “an attack on one is considered an attack on all.”
- 14. Nixon’s flexible foreign policy that had the goal of easing tensions with Communist nations
- 15. This was a prominent structure and symbol of the Cold War that separated the East and West parts of this German city
- 16. Nations This international organization was created after WW2 to provide a way to negotiate disputes
- 17. The withdrawal of US troops and transfer of the war effort to the government of South Vietnam
- 19. A military alliance formed by the Soviet Union and its Eastern European satellite nations
- 22. This Crisis was caused by the discovery of Soviet missiles in Cuba made Americans fear an imminent nuclear attack
- 24. ___________ I Treaty: a five year agreement between the US and USSR to limit the countries’ number of missiles
- 25. This Resolution gave the President a “blank check” to wage war in Vietnam, increasing the power of the POTUS (2 words: _________ ________ Resolution)
- 26. This was a delivery of supplies in a German city to circumvent the Soviet blockade
- 27. This long conflict in Southeast Asia ended with the US withdrawing troops and the South surrendering to the North in 1975.
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- 1. This Wisconsin senator gained fame by making claims there were Communists inside the US government
- 3. This invasion in Cuba was a failed attempt to overthrow its Communist dictator
- 4. This proposed defense initiative was also called “Star Wars,” and had the goal of defending the US against missile attacks
- 7. This is a term that describes severe anti-communist suspicion in the US in the 1940s and 1950s
- 9. This was the theory that if one land in a region came under the influence of Communists, then more would follow
- 11. The first Russian satellite to orbit the Earth; as a result of this, the US began to emphasize math and science in schools
- 12. After three years of fighting in this war, the North and South remained divided by the 38th parallel
- 13. The policy of threatening an enemy with massive military retaliation for any show of aggression
- 18. The competition between the US and USSR to develop the best technology and weapons
- 20. The US will take necessary measures to stop the spread of communism
- 21. This is an international organization created by the US and its allies in 1949 to prevent attacks by the Soviet Union (acronym only)
- 23. This called for giving away billions of dollars in aid to help rebuild war-torn Europe