__________________ led a revolution against an unpopular dictator, overthrew the dictator and established a Communist government allied with the Soviet Union.

A plan to remove Castro was established by President Dwight Eisenhower prior to Kennedy.

East German government began building the Berlin Wall, a barrier of concrete and barbed wire between East and West Berlin.

JFK ordered a naval blockade to prevent Soviet ships from reaching the island and bringing in more weapons

__________________ and __________________ were the first people to walk on the moon.

Vietnamese nationalist leader who believed that only a Communist revolution could free the Vietnamese people

_______________________ American leaders feared that if one country became Communist, nearby countries would also fall to communism.

The NLF relied on Communist guerrilla forces as its army

Congress passed the _________________________, giving the president the authority to “take all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against the forces of the U.S.”

The Berlin Wall separated

President Johnson's policy of escalation called for

During the Vietnam War, the U.S. fought using what tactics?

Who were the Democratic and Republican candidates in the 1972 election?

What was the main purpose of the War Powers Act?

_______________________________ a supply route used by the North Vietnamese. was a network of paths and tunnels

______________________ increased involvement in the war

__________________________________commanded the U.S. ground forces involved in Vietnam.search-and-destroy missions.

__________________________ U.S. patrols searched for hidden enemy camps, then destroyed them with massive firepower and air raids.

Surprise attacks all over South Vietnam,

Opponents of the war

Supporters of the war

Members of the __________________________ protested the draft, as well as companies that made weapons used in Vietnam.

_____________________ members of a counterculture that emphasized individual freedom, nonviolence, and communal sharing.

_______________________ Republican nominee promised to restore order to American society and bring “peace with honor” to Vietnam.Won election

______________________ policy introduced in an attempt to leave the Vietnam War, in which Vietnamese forces would take over the fighting

Ratified in 1971, lowered the federal voting age from 21 to 18.

_________________________national security adviser negotiated arms treaties with the Soviet Union and earned a Nobel Prize for ending U.S. involvement in North Vietnam

______________________ requires the president to get congressional approval before committing U.S. troops to an armed struggle

Designed by Maya Ying Lin, the black granite memorial lists the names of dead or missing American soldiers.