Cold War pt. 2 Flashcards
Guns and Butter
The dynamics involved in a federal government’s allocations to defense versus social programs when deciding on a budget
Ho Chi Minh
President of North Vietnam, founder and leader of Communism in Vietnam
Imperialism
In short, the practice of gaining power by taking over other countries
Domino Theory
The theory that a political event in one country will cause similar events in neighboring countries
Gulf of Tonkin Incident
Two U.S. destroyers stationed in the Gulf of Tonkin in Vietnam radioed that they had been fired upon by North Vietnamese forces. This caused the U.S. to be more involved in the vietnam war more directly
Tet Offensive
The largest military campaign of the Vietnam War.
Know that it turned the public opinion of the war
“phased withdrawal”
Retreating forces draw back while maintaining contact with the enemy
Counterculture
A way of life and set of attitudes opposed to or at variance with the prevailing social norm.
“hippies”
A countercultural movement that rejected the mores of mainstream American life
John Henry Hammond
Record Producer, Civil Rights Activist, and started many famous musicians careers
Billie Holiday
Jazz and Swing singer, nicknamed “Lady Day”
Bob Dylan
Singer, Songwriter, Regarded as the best songwriter
Watergate
A major political scandal in the United States involving the administration of President Richard Nixon from 1972 to 1974 that led to Nixon’s resignation.
“Supply-side” economics
A theory that maintains that increasing the supply of goods and services is the engine for economic growth
“Evil Empire”
What President Ronald Reagan referred to as the soviet union in one of his speeches
Mikhail Gorbachev
Final leader of the soviet union before its collapse. He opened the door for freedom
Tiananmen Square incident 1989
Site in Beijing where Chinese students and workers gathered to demand greater political openness in 1989. The protest was crushed by the Chinese military
First Gulf War (8/1990-2/1991)
The Gulf War was a 1990–1991 armed campaign waged by a 39-country military coalition in response to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.
Know the 3 Countries that make up French Indochina
Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos
Know the 10 Cold War Events and be able to put them in order
Know the “what” and “why” for these ten events
- Berlin Airlift - ‘48-‘49
It was the first US victory over the USSR - USSR Detonated First A-bomb - ‘49
Created tension between US and USSR - Korean War - ‘50-‘53
First success of the Truman Doctrine - Sputnik - ‘57
USSR taking the lead in the space race - Building Berlin Wall - ‘61
Kept East Germans in, created a prison - Cuban Missile Crisis - ‘62
Closest the US got to nuclear war/destruction - Vietnam War - ‘65-‘73
The first time America lost - First Moon Landing - ‘69
Unifying moment, space race victory - Nixon Visits China - ‘72
The First president to visit Communist China - Fall of The Berlin Wall - ‘89
“End of the Cold War”
Number of U.S. Soldiers killed in Vietnam
58,220
How did the tax cuts in the eighties (largest in history) lead to the collection of more tax money for the government?
According to the flawed laffer curve, when tax rates are too high, then the tax revenue is not being maximized. The tax cut increases income, employment, demand, and businesses.
How did Reagan’s presidency provide a check and a counterpoint to other big-government regimes like FDR’s New Deal and LBJ’s Great Society?
Reagan believed that the natural flow of the economy would sort itself out, so he decided not to intervene with the economy, unlike other presidents.
Countries on the Communist side of the “Iron Curtain”
USSR, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, and East Germany
Paragraph question (possibly 2 paragraphs): Compare and Contrast the USA’s involvement in the Vietnam War and the Korean War. List and briefly explain 2 important similarities and 2 differences that exist regarding the USA’s involvement in the two wars.
Similarities:
Capitalist south versus communist north
USA supported losing side
Differences:
Lost Vietnam, won Korea
Fighting tactics
Which president urged Gorbachev to “take down this wall”
Reagan
What two musicians did Hammond mentour?
Bob Dylan and Holiday
Who was president during the Gulf of Tonkin Incident
LBJ
Define Realism
The theory that you should meet countries where they’re at, instead of forcing them to do better.
Who was one of the biggest realists?
Nixon
If Vietnam held elections in 1955, who would’ve won?
Ho Chi Minh
Who wrote the “theme songs” for counter culture?
Bob Dylan
Explain the Laffer curve
As tax rates increase, so will government revenue, until a certain point at which people will lose the incentive to work, leading to a loss in revenue.
