U8, T3: Vietnam and the Later Cold War

Vietnam War

• A part of the containment policy to prevent communism from spreading from North Vietnam into South Vietnam.

• A conflict primarily over territorial disputes between North and South Vietnam.

• A war fought to establish a democratic government in North Vietnam.

• An effort to expand U.S. influence in Southeast Asia through military intervention.

Tinker v. Des Moines

• A U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld a student's First Amendment right to engage in symbolic speech in school

• A U.S. Supreme Court case that limited students' rights to free speech in school

• A U.S. Supreme Court case that addressed the issue of school funding

• A U.S. Supreme Court case that established the right to bear arms in schools

SALT II

• A treaty with the Soviet Union that increased the number of missiles each country had.

• A treaty with the Soviet Union that reduced the number of missiles, bombers, and nuclear warheads each country had.

• A treaty with the Soviet Union that was signed in 1985.

• A treaty with the Soviet Union that had no impact on U.S.-USSR relations.

My Lai Massacre

• A company of American troops killed some 350 Vietnamese civilians; the event was kept secret by the U.S. government until it was leaked by the New York Times.

• A peaceful protest by Vietnamese civilians against the U.S. military presence in Vietnam.

• A military operation aimed at rescuing American prisoners of war in Vietnam.

• A diplomatic meeting between U.S. and Vietnamese leaders to negotiate peace.

Viet Cong

• A group of South Vietnamese who supported the U.S. government

• Communist rebels within South Vietnam who worked with North Vietnam

• A military unit of the North Vietnamese Army

• A political party in South Vietnam

Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT)

• A treaty between the U.S. and the USSR that limited the number of nuclear warheads each country could possess.

• An agreement to increase the number of intercontinental missiles each country could develop.

• A treaty that allowed both countries to share nuclear technology with each other.

• A military alliance formed between the U.S. and its NATO allies against the USSR.

detente

• A policy of confrontation between the U.S. and communist powers.

• Cooperation (mutual coexistence) between the U.S. and communist powers during Nixon's administration.

• A military strategy to increase nuclear armaments.

• A diplomatic approach to isolate communist countries.

Nixon Doctrine

• A policy that the US would support all wars fought by its allies.

• A policy that the US would honor its existing defense commitments but other countries would have to fight their own wars without American troops.

• A policy that the US would withdraw all troops from foreign conflicts immediately.

• A policy that the US would increase military support to countries facing aggression.

Iran hostage crisis

• A situation in which Iranian revolutionaries stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, taking 53 hostages.

• A peaceful negotiation between the U.S. and Iran regarding oil prices.

• A military operation conducted by the U.S. to rescue hostages in Iran.

• A diplomatic agreement signed in 1981 to end the conflict.

Jimmy Carter

• Democrat president known for the Camp David Accords

• Republican president known for the Watergate scandal

• Independent president known for the New Deal

• Democrat president known for the Gulf War