Vietnam Pop Flashcard

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President John F. Kennedy will be assassinated in 1963, who will become president after him?

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Lyndon B. Johnson

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The Cold War was started in 1945 after WWII. What was the main reason for the U.S. involvement during this period of time?

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Containment of communism

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What was the name of the failed assassination attempt in Cuba?

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Operation Bay of Pigs

Front

What was the name of the dictator that we tried to assassinate in Cuba?

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Fidel Castro

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What was the name of the event where Cuba had missiles pointed at the U.S.? (Almost nuclear war)

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Cuban Missile Crisis

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What was the name of the program that was started by President LBJ to help the poor?

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War on Poverty

Front

What was the name of the movement that was started by the youth that DID NOT support the Vietnam War?

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Antiwar Movement

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What was the term that described the gap between what people saw on T.V. and what the government told them about the Vietnam War?

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credibility gap

Front

What was the name of the plan that President Richard Nixon did to pull out of Vietnam?

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Vietnamization